Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal said he was tired of the scandal with the first racket of the world Novak Djokovic, who twice canceled his exit visa to Australia. The Spaniard stated this at a press conference before the start of the Australian Open, he was quoted by the Australian television channel ABC.

"Honestly, I'm a little tired of this situation because I just think it's important to talk about our sport, about tennis, and not about the scandal," Nadal said.

Djokovic was detained in Australia before the court session Tennis According to the Spaniard, the Australian Open is much more important than any individual player. “If he plays, fine. If he does not play, then the tournament will be excellent in any case, with or without him. That's my point of view," added the 20-time Grand Slam winner.

Nadal also noted that the world number one chose "his own path" by not being vaccinated against COVID-19. “I wish him all the best. I really respect him, even if I don't agree with a lot of the things he's done in the last couple of weeks," the Spaniard said.

At the Melbourne airport on January 6, Djokovic was denied entry to Australia due to violation of anti-covid requirements, his visa was canceled. The border guard did not let the Serb in because he failed to provide sufficient justification for a medical exemption from vaccination. The tennis player was supposed to be deported, but his lawyers filed an appeal in federal court against the decision to cancel the visa.

On January 10, the court overturned the ban on Djokovic's entry into Australia, but four days later, the country's Minister of Immigration, Alex Hawke, canceled the athlete's visa for the second time. Djokovic was again detained and placed in a center for illegal migrants, the court will consider his appeal on Sunday.

The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season, kicks off on January 17th.

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