The Australian tennis player is vaccinated against covid but does not share that the tournaments require it
He also believes that Roland Garros should be eliminated from the circuit
He elevated Federer whom he sees far above Djokovic or Nadal
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Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios considers the Australian Open, scheduled for between January 17 and 30, 2022, should be canceled due to coronavirus vaccination requirements, and has asked the suppression of Roland Garros of the calendar for being “the biggest garbage” from between ATP tournaments.
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The number one in the world, the Serbian Novak Djokovic, has repeatedly refused to reveal whether he has been vaccinated against COVID-19; With the mandatory vaccination requirements for athletes in the state of Victoria, the Balkan could be left without defending his 2021 title in case he did not receive the puncture.
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“I don’t think the Australian Open should go ahead just for the people of Melbourne. You have to send a message. How long was – Melbourne – confined? 275 days or something like that?” Said the former world number 13 in his podcast ‘No Boundaries’.
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The 2021 Australian Open was held in February, rather than in its traditional January location, with no fans in the stands for most of the tournament after Melbourne was confined by rising COVID-19 cases. Djokovic was one of the tennis players who criticized the strict quarantine measures.
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What’s more, Kyrgios says that forcing tennis players to get vaccinated is “morally wrong”, and made a parallel with what happened with Kyrie Irving, isolated from the Brooklyn Nets after his refusal to be vaccinated. “Kyrie, Novak … These guys have given a lot, they have sacrificed. They are global athletes who millions of people look up to. I think it is morally wrong to force someone to get vaccinated,” he stressed.
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“I’m doubly vaccinated, but I don’t think it’s right to force anyone to get vaccinated and say ‘you can’t come to play here because you’re not vaccinated’. There are other solutions, like getting tested every day. In the United States they have rapid tests, and they will arrive in Australia. It has an 85% success rate, you wait 15 minutes and then you can play, “he continued.
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In another vein, the oceanic tennis player acknowledges that Australia is his “favorite” ‘Grand Slam’, and he did not hesitate to criticize Roland Garros. “Simply they should delete it of the calendar completely, it is the worst. It’s the biggest trash I’ve ever seen in my life the worst ‘Grand Slam’ of all time“, he expressed.
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Finally, he surrendered to the Swiss Roger Federer, the “most influential tennis player who ever lived”. “His game is copied by other tennis players like Dimitrov. Dude, find your own style! Nobody really plays like Novak because everyone admires and follows Federer. Sometimes I have imitated him. Even if Djokovic manages to win more ‘Grand Slams’, Federer will still be the best“, he stated.
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“For me, Federer is the Michael Jordan of tennis. What he has accomplished in this sport and the way in which it influences children is unique. Of the big three, I think Federer is the one who the children admire the most. In general, it is the one that has changed the sport the most. His retirement will hurt tennis a lot in economic terms for all that motivates his participation in the big tournaments. Without Federer there would be no Djokovic or Nadal. They are what they are thanks to Roger and his eagerness to try to beat him, “he concluded.
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