“I hope to get a good reception.” A phrase that would sound obvious, if uttered by one of the strongest tennis players of all time, who aims to equal the record of 22 Grand Slams won.Rafael Nadal. However, there is nothing taken for granted if a tennis player is called upon Novak Djokovic And the place to hope to receive a good reception is in Melbourne, where the first Grand Slam of 2023 will take place from January 16-29.Business Which a little less than a year ago occupied the front pages of newspapers around the world and subjected the Serbian champion to a very long public, even planetary, humiliation.
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Djokovic left for the other side of the world without being vaccinated against Covid, and is boasting on social networks of the medical dispensation he received for his recovery after contracting the virus. Big mistake, as Australia was recovering from one of the toughest lockdowns in the world. Controversy arose when the tennis player was on the flight, with disastrous effects: he was stopped at the airport, taken to a hotel for irregular migrants and asylum seekers and rejected at the border. A fierce legal battle, between appeals and appeals, with the intervention of the Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs ensued in Canberra, and Serbia united side by side with its champion. In the end Djokovic was defeated, not on the court but in the courtroom: he was sent off and forced to go home without even setting foot on the court.
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Now, with the vaccine commitment fallen just about everywhere, the man who broke the duopoly FedererNadal will be able to return to Melbourne to try to win his 10th title. But the big unknown is the reaction of the home crowd, who obviously can’t forget when it happened. This explains the words spoken a Dubai From the Serb, who took part in an exhibition tournament there: “After what happened last year, – he said, – I hope that I will get a good reception and that this will help me play tennis to the best of my ability: I like to play in Australia, in the past there I always had the possibility to start tennis seasons well Very well “.
Djokovic, retirement can wait
Despite his 35th birthday in May, Djokovic has no intention of considering retiring: ““I hope to be able to play as long as possible – his words – but obviously I don’t know until when. So far I can’t complain: as long as I play at this level and feel the fire inside, I won’t stop.” The 2022 Australian Open is finally behind us. No more stamped cards, only rights and backhand.
