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Tournament organisers came under fire earlier this year when all players and personnel who travelled in charter flights where another passenger later tested positive were forced to undergo a 14-day ‘hard’ hotel quarantine, while other players could leave for five hours a day to train in the gym and on the courts.
The Serb himself was outspoken about this at the time, asking Tennis Australia to allow players out to practice, but was unsuccessful in this.
It is not known whether he will be happy undergoing a hard quarantine to compete, as he recently told Serbian newspaper Blic: “The main problem is that if you are on a plane with a person who is positive, whether you are vaccinated or not, you automatically have to go to the room for 14 days.”
The government could also step in before the tournament begins in January and refuse entry to unvaccinated players, but under current guidelines from Tennis Australia, Djokovic will be able to return and compete for a historic 21st Major title.
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