Wimbledon has taken some unusual decisions regarding who will be playing in the next tournament.
When Novak Djokovic flies to London for Wimbledon, he will not be detained because of his vaccination status like he was in Australia in January.
Because the All England Club (AELTC), has decided that the players who wish to attend the major are not required to have their vaccines.
“The requirements set up do not include mandatory vaccination,” AELTC CEO Sally Bolton said in a press conference on Tuesday. It will not be required for entry to the championships in this year’s edition.
Ahh! The sweet taste victory over mandates.
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With the vaccine mandate lifted, Djokovic will have the chance to win his 21st Grand Slam title, drawing him even with his contemporary, Rafeal Nadal, for the most all-time in the men’s division (it would be his seventh title at this event).
The logic behind discontinuing this absurd and unneeded rule is flawed. This decision follows the AELTC’s decision to ban Russian or Belarusian players, which was strongly opposed by Djokovic.
I believe that it is unnecessary to suspend Russian tennis players. Competing is their right: there’s a rule against discrimination in tennis, which states that everyone can play according to his ranking and not his nationality,” Djokovic said, according to Italian journalist Mario Boccardi. “Wimbledon has violated it.”
Logic would suggest that you should not hold athletes who have nothing to do with a major conflict accountable for a country’s decision. However, logic is not in abundance these days.
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