While Novak Djokovic is still waiting for the final decision on whether he will be able to play at the US Open in New York, The door of the other Grand Slam that he had vetoed for his refusal to be vaccinated against the coronavirus is opened again for the Serbian: the Australian Open.
Djokovic, who flew to Australia in January, who was held at Melbourne airport and was eventually deported from the country after losing the trial against the Australian statehas a precedent today that can feed his return to Australia despite the fact that he is exposed to a three-year punishment without being able to access the country for his deportation.
This precedent has as its protagonist the American swimmer Michael Andrew, 23, who like Djokovic is also not vaccinated against the coronavirus, which did not prevent him from competing in the Tokyo Olympics, where he was also without wearing a mask in the mixed zones, but who has been able to enter Australia for the duel in the pool between the Australian country and the United States since the regulations that prevented Djokovic from entering the country have changed. In this way, to enter Australia, a vaccination test or a negative PCR is no longer required, although the use of masks is requested on international flights.
In this way, the door is opened for Djokovic to be able to compete again at the Australian Open in 2023, since presumably the prohibition to enter the country will be annulled given the change in regulations to be able to enter Australia.
