TA breaks silence on Djokovic debacle

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The Tennis Australia committee has confirmed the organising assemblage volition "will reappraisal each aspects" of its mentation for this year's summertime of tennis successful the aftermath of Novak Djokovic's deportation.

Prior to the commencement of this week's Australian Open tournament, Tennis Australia had travel nether occurrence implicit its relation successful managing Djokovic's visa to participate the country, aft the Serbian superstar utilized a aesculapian exemption to bypass the country's vaccination policy.

Djokovic, the existent satellite No.1, was sent backmost location to Serbia yesterday greeting pursuing the national court's determination to uphold his visa cancellation.

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Responding to the matter, which had spanned astir 2 weeks from the infinitesimal Djokovic touched down successful Melbourne, the Tennis Australia committee conceded the ordeal was a "significant distraction for everyone".

While overmuch disapproval has landed with Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley, the committee added that it commended him and his full team's effort.

"The committee of Tennis Australia, supported by its subordinate associations, would similar to contented the pursuing connection successful narration to the Australian Open 2022," the connection said.

"We would similar to marque wide from the outset that we respect the determination of the Immigration Minister and the uncovering of the Federal Court of Australia implicit the weekend.

"Australian Open 2022 has present commenced, and our precedence has ever been to enactment connected 1 of the world's top sporting events and guarantee we are delivering the champion imaginable acquisition for each our players, the fans, and the community. The Australian Open is simply a showcase of Melbourne and Australia and overmuch loved by players from each implicit the world.

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"Tennis Australia has been moving intimately with some the Federal and Victorian authorities for the past twelvemonth to present a COVID harmless Australian Open for the players, staff, and fans.

"Embarking connected a large planetary sporting lawsuit during a planetary pandemic that continues to germinate and situation america all, is profoundly demanding for each stakeholders.

"The committee and subordinate associations commend the Tennis Australia CEO and the full Tennis Australia squad for their hard enactment and dedication to delivering a spectacular summertime of tennis.

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"As the Australian tennis family, we recognise that caller events person been a important distraction for everyone, and we profoundly regret the interaction this had connected each players.

"There are ever lessons to learn, and we volition reappraisal each aspects of our mentation and implementation to pass our readying – arsenic we bash each year. That process ever starts erstwhile the Australian Open champions person lifted their trophies.

"Australia has a beardown and arrogant tennis tradition, and it has been fantastic to spot the crowds retired cheering for the world's champion players successful the pb up to and implicit the opening days of the Australian Open.

"We, similar the players, and each tennis fans present and astir the world, are keen for the absorption to present beryllium connected the crippled we are each truthful passionate about.

"We are looking guardant to a superb 2 weeks of tennis ahead."

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