They treated me as if I were a criminal, they transferred me from one hotel to another escorted by police officers,” she said.īadosa also said quarantine and tournament officials should’ve planned more thoroughly for players who tested positive during lockdown. While Badosa apologised for her comments, which included labelling her time in Australia “far and away the worse experience of my career”, she appeared to show no contrition in a recent interview with Spanish publication El Pais. The 34-year old is currently tied with Rafael Nadal, who is competing in the 2022 Australian Open, and Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam titles in the history of the sport.Spanish tennis player Paula Badosa has doubled down on her criticisms of Australia’s hotel quarantine program just days after apologising for her initial complaints.īadosa, the world No.70, said in late January she felt “abandoned” by Australian Open organisers after becoming the first player to test positive for an active case of COVID-19 upon arrival in the country. It was stated that Djokovic being unvaccinated would be a risk to public health in Australia and "may be counterproductive to efforts at vaccination by other in Australia."ĭjokovic has previously won the Australian Open nine times and was in search of his 21st career Grand Slam title. In addition, there's still a possibility that the Australian government could hand Djokovic a three-year ban from entering the country. As a result, Djokovic was forced to leave the country after a three-judge panel ruled in favor of the Australian government. 1 seed at the Aussie Open, lost his appeal with the Australian government on Sunday morning regarding an earlier ruling to cancel his visa.
However, the world's top-ranked men's tennis player, Novak Djokovic, isn't among them. Over 60 of the world's best tennis players competing at Melbourne Park. The year's first Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open, is here.
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