Reactions are multiplying in the middle of the little yellow ball after the rejection on Sunday of the Serb’s appeal to participate in the Australian Open.
Vasek Pospisil (CAN, co-founder with Novak Djokovic of the PTPA, a players’ union) on Twitter: “Novak would never have gone to Australia if he hadn’t been given an exemption to enter that country by the government. He would have skipped the Australian Open, stayed home with his family and nobody would have made a fuss of it. There were political issues behind it with an election approaching (in Australia). It’s not his fault. He did not force the borders of the country and did not + write his own rules +, he was ready to stay at home“.
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Alizé Cornet (FRA), on Twitter: “I don’t know enough about the case to judge, but what I know of Novak is that he is always the first to support us players, but none of us supported him. Be strong @DjokerNole. And above all don’t say that I’m anti-vax please“.
Patrick Mouratoglou (trainer of Serena Williams), on Twitter: “The big loser of all this work is the tournament. The only good news is that we will be able to talk about tennis“.
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Daniel Vallverdu (trainer of Stan Wawrinka), on Twitter: “Everyone in tennis, from players to coaches to journalists, let’s now make the effort to turn the page and focus on the players who will be playing for the next two weeks, they have been training hard for months, it’s their time“.
Andy Murray (former world No.1) on the BBC: “It’s not good for the tournament because it would be better if all the best players could participate. There are obviously going to be a lot of questions about what happened and the situation we found ourselves in. I’ve known Novak since we were 12, he’s someone I respect and have played against. I don’t like that he finds himself in this situation and I don’t like the fact that he has been placed in detention (…). I hope this will not happen again for other tournaments. I didn’t wish that on Novak or tennis and I hope it’s over now“.
John Isner (American player, on Twitter: “Nole has always been and always will be classy. He is an absolute legend who has brought so much good to millions around the world. It is not fair. »
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR), on Twitter: “It’s a very sad day in the history of tennis, it’s sad when politics takes over common sense… There is only one law for all, but the interpretations are different for all. It is shameful to focus on someone because of their beliefs which are different from others.
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