Ekaterina Alexandrova, world No. 37, says the Australian authorities’ demands are “too drastic.” Only fully vaccinated athletes will be permitted to compete in the Australian Open in January, according to Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews.
Alexandrova will be able to compete in the Australian Open because she is vaccinated.
Ekaterina Alexandrova, a former world No. 25, will compete in the Australian Open for the sixth time in January. Alexandrova reached the third round of the Australian Open two years in a row in 2020 and 2021.
“I think these are too drastic measures. Vaccination is voluntary. To have people making such tough choices is wrong.
“People have to decide for themselves. As for me, I got vaccinated of my own volition right after the Olympics.
“So I don’t think I’ll have a problem,” Alexandrova said as per reports on Tennis World.
Alexandrova became ill after receiving the jab
“For three days I felt unwell, I was tired, my whole body ached, but there seemed to be no fever.
“The arm also hurt badly.
“Then after about three or four days, everything went fine,” Aleksandrova revealed.
Novak Djokovic’s participation in the 2022 Australian Open is the biggest unknown.
Djokovic declined to share his immunization status a few days ago, implying that he would boycott the Australian Open.
“(The virus) doesn’t care what your tennis ranking is, or how many Grand Slams you’ve won,” Andrews said.
“It’s completely irrelevant. You need to be vaccinated to keep yourself safe and to keep others safe.
“I don’t think an unvaccinated tennis player is going to get a visa to come into this country and if they did get a visa they’d probably have to quarantine for a couple of weeks,” he added.
“I don’t think that the person you indicated (Djokovic) or any other tennis player, let’s not personalise it … or golfer or Formula One driver will even get a visa to get here.”
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