Novak Djokovic has been roasted by some tennis fans online after he urged officials to ease restrictions on 72 Australian Open players stuck in hard quarantine.
The world No.1, who is not among the 72 prevented leaving their rooms and training in the lead-up to the tournament, called on Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley to arrange practice time for fellow players who are confined to hotel rooms for 14 days.
Djokovic, 33, suggested players could be quarantined in private houses in Melbourne with tennis courts and gym facilities.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews responded on Monday by ruling out any easing of the hard quarantine arrangements.
Quarantined Australian Open tennis stars were told today that they would get no special treatment after Novak Djokovic demanded that the 72 players isolating in hotels be allowed to move to private homes with tennis courts.
Djokovic s reported list of demands included a shorter quarantine period, permission for players to visit their coaches, and access to courts where they could train for the tournament in Melbourne.
But state premier Daniel Andrews said authorities would not bend the rules, telling the players that there s no special treatment here. because the virus doesn t treat you specially, so neither do we.
Djokovic - who caught Covid last year at a tournament he hosted in Serbia without masks or social distancing - was one of several tennis stars to complain about conditions in Australia, where locally transmitted infections are minimal and strict border closures have been in place for months.
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Dozens of tennis stars stuck in hotel quarantine ahead of the Australian Open were told Monday they would get no special treatment to leave their rooms to train, despite complaints from some players. Australian health authorities rejected demands for tough isolation rules to be eased, as players r ..