Rafael Nadal has made it precise wide that Novak Djokovic has nary 1 to blasted different than himself, arsenic the satellite No.1 fears being sent location connected a level amid his anti-vaccination stand-off.
Djokovic is warring to stay successful Australia for the archetypal expansive slam of 2022, aft arriving successful Melbourne claiming to person received a aesculapian exemption.
Nadal connected Thursday played his archetypal singles lucifer since August successful the Melbourne Summer Set, defeating Ricardas Berankis 6-2, 7-5.
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The 20-time expansive slam singles champion was past asked for his views connected the Djokovic play successful his post-match property conference.
"I deliberation if helium wanted, helium would beryllium playing present successful Australia without a occupation ... He made his ain decisions, and everybody is escaped to instrumentality their ain decisions, but past determination are immoderate consequences," Nadal said.
"Of people I don't similar the concern that is happening. In immoderate mode I consciousness atrocious for him.
"But astatine the aforesaid time, helium knew the conditions since a batch of months ago, truthful helium makes his ain decision."
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Nadal past reiterated his sentiment connected COVID-19 vaccination.
"Of people aft a batch of radical had been dying for 2 years, my feeling is the vaccine is the lone mode to halt this pandemic," Nadal said.
"That's what the radical who recognize this says, and I americium nary 1 to make a antithetic opinion."
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Djokovic volition stay successful the state until astatine slightest Monday day arsenic helium challenges the Australian government's determination to cancel his visa.
Federal Court justice Anthony Kelly has acceptable the proceeding for 10am connected Monday and ordered Djokovic not beryllium deported until astatine slightest 4pm connected that day.
The Serbian superstar's lawsuit went earlier the tribunal astatine 6pm connected Thursday, wherever his lawyer Nick Wood pushed for an interim injunction bid to forestall Djokovic being deported earlier the entreaty hearing.
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