Australian Open organisers dropped the ball in Djokovic farce

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Australian Open organisers dropped the ball in Djokovic farce
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It was blatantly hypocritical even to have considered allowing Novak Djokovic, the seemingly vaccine-averse 20-time Grand Slam tennis champion, permission to play in the Australian Open | ✍️ Jawad Iqbal

t was blatantly hypocritical even to have considered allowing Novak Djokovic, the seemingly vaccine-averse 20-time Grand Slam tennis champion,. Djokovic, who has never publicly confirmed his vaccination status, was granted a medical exemption. In the view of the tournament organisers, it seems, he should be allowed to compete in Melbourne simply because he is Novak Djokovic. In other words, if you’re rich and famous, the pandemic rules don’t apply.

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