Upset after the placet granted to Djokovic: "If I were the unvaccinated one, there would have been no exemption"

"I did not win the US Open, but something more important, the affection of the people." They are recent words by

in an interview with the newspaper

where he had to return to the great disappointment of his last season, which was, in any case, very brilliant. The decision of the Australian Tennis Federation to allow him to play the first big of the course thanks to a medical exemption puts the world number 1 in a delicate situation again, and not only in front of public opinion but also in front of his professional colleagues.

Time was running out and the nine-time champion of the tournament, who still does not clarify if he is vaccinated, did not give his arm to twist. He seemed willing to miss the opportunity to raise the cup again and add his twenty-first Grand Slam title, which would allow him to break the equality with

and

. The Australian Federation took the initiative and granted him a compliment that inevitably invites one to think about favorable treatment.

"I think that if I were the unvaccinated one, there would have been no exemption," said Jamie Murray, Andy's brother and accomplished doubles player.

The news opened the

page of the Australian newspaper

, with an image of Djokovic smiling at an airport leaning on his bag.

The uncertainty about his presence in the tournament passed over tennis activity, with the ATP Cup in Sydney and Nadal back on the court at the ATP 250 in Melbourne.

Comparative Tort?

Djokovic is the best claim of a tournament that was not willing to expose himself to the economic and media repercussions that his withdrawal would contract. The fact that the medical exemption is supported by the opinion of a group of independent epidemiologists from the state of Victoria does not prevent it from being considered a comparative offense. The American

, 96th in the world, will not be able to play the tournament because he is not vaccinated, nor will the

17-year-old

Indian

, since his country does not vaccinate minors. The Russian

will not be in Melbourne either for not accepting the Sputnik vaccine.

At the time of writing this article, no heavyweight tennis player had commented on the decision. Australians

and

were cautious in their assessment of

, appealing to the respect of the committee of experts that made the decision.

Tournament director

did not clarify what arguments have been considered to authorize the presence of Djokovic and reject the exemption for other lower-ranking players. "He asked for a medical exemption that has been granted to him after a rigorous review process carried out by two committees of medical experts, he limited himself to explaining."

There are different reasons to justify the exemption, including an immune reaction to some of the components of the vaccines, a significant adverse reaction attributed to a first dose, an acute illness or a heart disease suffered during the last six months.

The Victorian state authorities, initially reluctant to take any exceptional measure, backed the concession made to Djokovic.

All this occurs under the scourge of a wave of infections among the population that has stressed Melbourne hospitals.

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