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(200202) — MELBOURNE, Feb. 2, 2020 () — Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after the men’s singles final against Dominic Thiem of Austria at 2020 Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia on Feb. 2, 2020. (/Bai Xuefei),Image: 563234618, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: WORLD RIGHTS excluding China – Fee Payable Upon Reproduction – For queries contact Avalon.red – sales@avalon.red London: +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles: +1 (310) 822 0419 Berlin: +49 (0) 30 76 212 251, Model Release: no, Credit line: Bai Xuefei / Avalon
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(200202) — MELBOURNE, Feb. 2, 2020 () — Novak Djokovic of Serbia delivers a speech during the awarding ceremony after the men’s singles final against Dominic Thiem of Austria at 2020 Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia on Feb. 2, 2020. (/Wang Jingqiang),Image: 563238596, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: WORLD RIGHTS excluding China – Fee Payable Upon Reproduction – For queries contact Avalon.red – sales@avalon.red London: +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles: +1 (310) 822 0419 Berlin: +49 (0) 30 76 212 251, Model Release: no, Credit line: Wang Jingqiang / Avalon
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(200202) — MELBOURNE, Feb. 2, 2020 () — Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during the men’s singles final against Dominic Thiem of Austria at 2020 Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia on Feb. 2, 2020. (/Zhu Wei),Image: 563238629, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: WORLD RIGHTS excluding China – Fee Payable Upon Reproduction – For queries contact Avalon.red – sales@avalon.red London: +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles: +1 (310) 822 0419 Berlin: +49 (0) 30 76 212 251, Model Release: no, Credit line: Zhu Wei / Avalon
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(200203) — MELBOURNE, Feb. 3, 2020 () — Australian Open men’s singles champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia poses for photographs with the winner’s trophy at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in Melbourne, Australia on Feb. 3, 2020. (Photo by Bai Xue/),Image: 563252628, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: WORLD RIGHTS excluding China – Fee Payable Upon Reproduction – For queries contact Avalon.red – sales@avalon.red London: +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles: +1 (310) 822 0419 Berlin: +49 (0) 30 76 212 251, Model Release: no, Credit line: Bai Xue / Avalon
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(200203) — MELBOURNE, Feb. 3, 2020 () — Australian Open men’s singles champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia poses for photographs with the winner’s trophy at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in Melbourne, Australia on Feb. 3, 2020. (Photo by Bai Xue/),Image: 563252835, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: WORLD RIGHTS excluding China – Fee Payable Upon Reproduction – For queries contact Avalon.red – sales@avalon.red London: +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles: +1 (310) 822 0419 Berlin: +49 (0) 30 76 212 251, Model Release: no, Credit line: Bai Xue / Avalon
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Novak DJOKOVIC (SRB),Image: 641757958, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Aurelien Morissard / Panoramic / Avalon
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Melbourne, AUSTRALIA – Novak Djokovic wins his match during the Australian Open 2020 in Melbourne, on February 2, 2020.
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Sydney, AUSTRALIA – The news that Novak Djokovic had received a medical exemption to play in the Australian Open tournament this month in Melbourne spurred a range of reactions in Australia, where some politicians and tennis officials called on him to explain himself.
Djokovic, the world’s No. 1 male tennis player and a prominent vaccination skeptic, announced on social media on Tuesday that he was “heading Down Under with an exemption permission.”
The tournament’s organizers confirmed that he had been granted a medical exemption after a review process by two independent panels, a procedure that suggested he remained unvaccinated.
Reaction among the pro tennis elite was somewhat measured. After Alex de Minaur and James Duckworth, who are both from Australia, absorbed the news, Duckworth said at a news briefing at the ATP Cup in Sydney, “If he’s fit the criteria, then, yeah, he should be able to come.”
“That’s very politically correct of you,” de Minaur replied with a laugh. He added, “I just think it’s just very interesting; that’s all I’m going to say.”
Other Australians used social media to express their anger at the decision. The hashtag #DjokovicOut trended on Twitter on Wednesday. Commentators pointed out that spectators at the Australian Open must be vaccinated.
Stephen Parnis, a former vice president of the Australian Medical Association, tweeted: “I don’t care how good a tennis player he is. If he’s refusing to get vaccinated, he shouldn’t be allowed in. If this exemption is true, it sends an appalling message to millions seeking to reduce #COVID19Aus risk to themselves & others. #Vaccination shows respect, Novak.”
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