Tennis officials anticipate the first of up to 3000 players and support staff will arrive in either Sydney or Melbourne from December 28, and tournament boss Craig Tiley has expressed confidence that two of the world’s biggest names, Novak Djokovic andSome tennis players and staff will be given medical exemptions for the Australian Open, according to Craig Tiley.World No.1 Djokovic, who will be gunning for a 10th Australian Open title, has repeatedly refused to disclose his vaccination status.
Tiley said no players had yet advised him that they had received a medical exemption. Players and their support staff are not obligated to disclose their status to Tennis Australia, which is removed from the screening process established on ATAGI guidelines.“Everyone who is coming in is vaccinated and there will be a small percentage – a very small percentage – that will have a medical exemption.
“If Novak shows up at the Australian Open, he’ll either be vaccinated or he’ll have a medical exemption. [It’s] his choice on his medical condition, it’s his choice to keep personal and private like all of us would do with any condition we may or may not have.Tiley was confident January’s major would proceed without major disruptions even with the prospect of crowd density limits being imposed by Victorian health officials.
scottspits My guess is Vic government caved to pressure from Tennis Australia to prevent the tournament going ahead without a number of the top 10.
scottspits No vacc ?
scottspits If you have had covid, you should get an exemption as you have natural immunity..
scottspits Exemption for ' select' players ? Hahaha money talks. And quite loudly too, it looks like. 😂😂
scottspits I would have thought someone with a medical exemption to vaccination would be far too sickly to be a professional tennis player.
scottspits Why?
scottspits Why