otherwise, he s still trying to get exemptions, still trying to get side doors into tournaments and countries in the future, a lot more headaches for him and less patience for him continuing to do that after this saga. again, rafael nadal pointed out he could avoid all this and get vaccinated. ben rothen berg, we ll continue to lean on you, the happy slam, is about to get under way. we hope that those players can put this behind them and play in the tournament so many of them have been looking forward to. ben rothenberg in melbourne, thank you. scott mcclain in belgrade, serbia. djokovic said in a statement he respects the decision of the court. i think the issue is, will his staunch supporters in his home country accept it? i talked to a couple people here, this is the message we ve been hearing as we ve been here the last few days. i can sum it up in three words. this is political. that is what people think this
that he s being deported. i know you ll continue to say to this story. i thank you for the thorough and detailed approach you ve given us so far the last few days. we ll wait and see where mr. djokovic goes to now. ben rothenberg in melbourne, host of no challenges remaining podcast. you ve had a front-row seat to this. there are likely no winners here. what do you think the reaction will be from the other players, and also just the atmosphere around the tournament that remains? there will be some relief the saga has ended in time for the australian open to begin and the main draw and that it can move on from this story which has hijacked the tournament, preoccupying the players in the men s and women draw to see djokovic suck up all the oxygen at this tournament which is usually known for being full of sunshine and happiness and freshness for players, new hope, the beginning of a new season. it s been very, very dour mood,