Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the ATP Cup in Australia forward of the season’s first Grand Slam event, organizers mentioned on Wednesday.
No purpose was given, however the top-ranked Serb has declined to touch upon the standing of his vaccinations in latest months and requires Australia’s strict guidelines to completely defend all gamers, officers and followers in opposition to COVID-19. vaccination is required.
ATP Cup organizers revealed Djokovic’s return in a roster replace wherein France changed Austria within the 16-nation occasion after the return of Dominic Thiem and Denis Novak. Dusan Lajovic will exchange Djokovic for Serbia.
Russia’s fifth-ranked Andrey Rublev additionally made a comeback, together with teammates Aslan Karatsev and Evgeny Donskoy.
The ATP Cup is beginning in Sydney from Saturday.
The 34-year-old Djokovic, who was ranked No. 1 on the Australian Open males’s entry listing introduced in early December, was seen as one other signal that he would play at Melbourne Park from January 17, regardless of Australia’s stringent guidelines.
The nine-time Australian Open champion is tied with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the lads’s file of 20 Grand Slam singles titles.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
