Stefanos Tsitsipas lashes out at Novak Djokovic: ‘The rest are made fun of’ | Tennis

“It seems that not everyone follows the rules of Tennis Australia and the government,” the 23-year-old Greek sneered in a video interview with Eurosport. “A small part of the people follow their own rules, which makes the rest look like a fool. We all knew very well what protocols and rules would apply in Melbourne. All tennis players were aware. It is risky to go against the rules like that and risk participating in a grand slam tournament.”

Tsitsipas was also not eager to be vaccinated against corona, but took the jabs because he didn’t want to be hit in Australia and other countries that require vaccination to allow people entry. The majority of the doubters have changed their minds in recent months.

Djokovic received a medical exemption from the Australian Open to participate despite the fact that he has not been vaccinated against the corona virus. Once accepted at the border, his visa did not meet all the requirements last week and he was put in a quarantine hotel pending a judge’s decision. That determined that Djokovic does not have to leave the country. Australian immigration minister Alex Hawke can still decide otherwise.

In recent days, it emerged that someone from his team had entered into Djokovic’s travel documents that he had not traveled in the two weeks prior to his trip to Melbourne. This turned out to be false. He appeared in Marbella, among other places. The 34-year-old Serb apologized for this. And also for the fact that, despite a positive test, he was a journalist from the team to Belgrade for an interview on December 18, while Djokovic should have been quarantined because he tested positive. The man was not aware, it turned out Wednesday.