and i won t be watching it. i organisers say djokovic s medical exemption was granted after a rigorous review process involving two separate independent panels of medical experts and they have denied special treatment. novak isn t coming to play at the australian open because he is, you know, the biggest tennis star of them all, he is coming because he has been able to demonstrate through this process that he has. he has an eligibility under the rules that apply to everybody else in the country. djokovic has a great reason for wanting to play in melbourne. he could move clear of rafa nadal and roger federer, with the three of them currently tied on 20 grand slams each. right now though, tennis fans are in no mood to play ball. natalie pirks, bbc news. at the close of the opening day of the fourth ashes test in sydney, australia were 126 3 in their first innings. play was disrupted by rain, asjoe wilson reports.
sports correspondent katie gornall has more. novak djokovic is not about to give up on this trophyjust yet. the world number one will now defend his australian open title following months of uncertainty. djokovic has never publicly revealed his vaccination status, but he wrote on social media he was heading down under and has been granted an exemption permission, which removes the requirement to be vaccinated in order to play in melbourne. djokovic isn t alone in receiving an exemption, but the news has raised some eyebrows in the tennis community. i don t know what to say about that, really. i mean, you know, ithink if it was me that wasn t vaccinated i wouldn t be getting an exemption. but well done to him for getting clear to come to australia and compete. 0rganisers of the australian open said his medical exemption was granted after a rigorous review process involving two separate independent
will defend his australian open title later this month, after getting a medical exemption from having a covid 19 vaccination. tournament officials said djokovic s application had been granted following a rigorous review process involving two independent panels. the player is a critic of vaccine mandates and has not said publicly whether he s been jabbed. the man who oversees england s senior mens cricket teams has apologised for the ashes failure in australia. ashley giles has told the bbc, he knows there s a lot of anger over how the side has performed. with the series already lost, england have recalled stuart broad for the fourth test, which begins in sydney tonight. here sjoe wilson. england in australia. well, it s a recipe for failure. they re about to start the fourth test with the series already lost. these are the moments, the wickets which confirmed it, but we ve seen it all before. this ashes defeatjust follows the recent pattern. is that an acceptable explanation? we ve c
djokovic has never publicly revealed his vaccination status, but today, he wrote on social media he was heading down under and had been granted an exemption permission which removes the requirement to be vaccinated in order to play at melbourne. djokovic isn t alone in receiving an exemption, but the news has raised some eyebrows in the tennis community. i don t know what to say about that, really. i mean, you know, ithink if it was me that wasn t vaccinated, i wouldn t be getting an exemption, and that s. you know, but, well done. well done to him for getting cleared to come to australia and compete. organisers of the australian open said his medical exemption was granted after a rigorous review process involving two separate independent panels of medical experts. valid reasons for exemption include acute conditions such as a cardiac illness,