Djokovic was deported on Sunday after a three-judge panel of the Federal Court upheld his visa cancelation order. The 20-time Grand Slam champion’s visa was revoked for the second time by the Immigration Minister of the Australian government, Alex Hawke, last week. Hawke canceled Djokovic’s visa as he felt the Serb’s presence could excite anti-vaccination sentiment in Australia.
Petchey, who previously coached Andy Murray, pointed out that the World No. 1 finds himself in quite a predicament. Petchel feels the Serb came to Melbourne with the “best intentions” after getting a medical exemption from the authorities. But he reckons the nine-time Australian Open champion must get jabbed if he wants to continue participating in tournaments and breaking records.
Djokovic could be barred from the French Open after the country’s sports ministry said they would not provide vaccine exemptions to athletes. The Italian Open’s tournament director echoed the same sentiments.
As such, Petchey feels the Serb has a “big decision” to make regarding vaccination.
Novak Djokovic could lose No. 1 ranking to Alexander Zverev or Daniil Medvedev
Djokovic will lose 2,000 ATP points as he will not be able to defend his title at Melbourne Park. As a result, he could lose his No. 1 ranking to either Daniil Medvedev or Alexander Zverev.
If either Medvedev or Zverev wins the Grand Slam, the Serb will be dethroned from the top position in the ATP rankings.
Djokovic currently has 11,015 points, while Medvedev sits on 8935 and Zverev is further back on 7970.
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