Melbourne: Omicron variant spread quickly, there is no Serena Williams or Roger Federer and now Novak Djokovic Saga – Australian Open strives to fulfill the reputation of “happy slam”.
With the tournament only 10 days, there are more Friday threats chaos with the possibility of other players in the same trouble with the world number one.
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Djokovic Skeptical Vaccine, Australia Open Defense Champion, was detained at the time of arrival in this country this week, his visa was canceled because he failed to meet the restrictions on the Tangguh Coronavirus Pandemic entries.
The 34-year-old Serbia is now in Melbourne immigration detention facilities and battle deportation.
Two players or other staff attending open people are also being investigated, said Interior Minister Karen Andrews.
Australian tennis, which holds the first Grand Slam this year, is in the spotlight for its role in a disaster that has become a part of the process of medical release from having Jab Covid.
Online analysis by national announcer ABC said that open “in chaos with the biggest drawing prospective tournament on the side of the man in Limbo and the decision making organizers and government under intense supervision”.
The Australian Open is known as “happy slam” for the perfect weather, a crowd of bumpers, and party atmosphere in Melbourne Park, which is next to the edge of the Yarra River.
But like all major sports events because Coronavirus appeared at the end of 2019 in China, the pandemic had come to call.
Last year the Australian Open was thrown into doubts by Covid and finally started three weeks late before fans were banned in the middle tournament when the authorities ordered a pin in the state of Victoria.
This year it should be different from the vaccine, but then comes Omicron and the infection number rises quickly in Australia and so on.
Even if Djokovic, who pursued the title of the Grand Slam 21 who violated the record, indeed continued to defend his title, the tournament would still lose the power of stars.
Federer, who also has 20 slam titles, will not be there when he fights to recover from a knee injury.
Also absent will become American Williams, which manages the workload into dusk of other big tennis cariaries.
Rafael Nadal will be there, after recently “very sick” with Covid, but still has to be seen if he can compete with the best.
But this can be an opportunity for others in men’s games to really emerge from the shadows of the “big three” Djokovic, Federer and Nadal.
The world number two Daniil Medvedev could be the man and he felt the opportunity to add the US crown to open from last year.
“I think if he won’t be there, it’s minus one man who has 20 bhlams, and it’s a lot,” Russian said Djokovic.
Medvedev, who will be the top seed if Djokovic fails to make it to Melbourne Park, add: “When someone wins it nine times, he is not there, a little open draw.
There is no secret in it.” And even though there was no Williams in the female lottery, defending champion Naomi Osaka had returned from the break forced himself for his mental health and said he was determined to enjoy himself.
Grand Slam champions four times said this week that returning in Australia like “fresh air breath”.
There are local excitement around the world Australia number one Ash Barty while there is also the emergence of new stars in women’s games like the 19-year-old US champion Emma Raducanu and US Prodigy Coco Gauff.
ABC pieces warn that whatever happens with Djokovic, damage has been carried out.
“While TA (Australian tennis) and the others will hope for a quick decision, the reality is that the presence of the world number one is likely to depend on the tournament no matter whether he wins or loses,” he said.