Novak Djokovic keeps everyone guessing on vaccination status

World No 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic is keeping the Australian Open AO organisers and his fans guessing about his Covid19 vaccination status adding to the uncertainty on whether he will compete at the years opening majorOn a day he lost to Germanys Alexander Zverev in the semifinal of the yearend ATP Finals here the Serbian when asked to clarify his stand on the Covid19 vaccine said well wait and seeThe Australian Open director Craig Tiley had categorically stated on November 20 that only fully vaccinated players will be allowed to compete in the tournament beginning January 17 Djokovic the ninetime and defending Australian Open champion has refused to divulge his vaccination status or whether he intends to get vaccinated before the eventWell see Well have to wait and see Djokovic said of the Australian Open after losing to Zverev here I havent been talking to them Australian Open organisers to be honest I was just waiting to hear what the news is going to be and now that I know well just have to wait and seeTiley had put a lid on speculations on November 20 whether unvaccinated players could be allowed at the AO saying that no exceptions would be made Theres a lot of speculation about vaccination and just to be really clear when the Australian Premier announced that everyone on site will need to be vaccinated we made that clear to the playing group Tiley had saidDjokovic is on the threshold of breaking a tie with Swiss ace Roger Federer and Spaniard Rafael Nadal all three of whom have won 20 grand slam titles each A win will move the Serbian to 21 majorsEveryone on site the fans all the staff the players will need to be vaccinated Tiley said at the tournaments official launch Theres been a lot of speculation about Novaks position hes said its a private matter We would love to see Novak here but he knows he needs to be vaccinated in order to play Hes always said that the Australian Open is the event that puts the wind in his sailsWe have been speaking to Novak and his team and they understand clearly that in order to come and play in the Australian Open they need to be fully vaccinated added TileyThey know that its a condition for everyone not just the players but the fans and all the staff and he had indicated that its a private decision for him and at the right time he will tell us I know that he wants to play hes clearly indicated that and he knows the conditions that he would have to undergo in order to be eligible to playThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever