As the New Year draws closer, the players' plans for the 2022 season are also on the agenda.
Recently, whether Djokovic, the world number one in men's singles, can participate in the Australian Open is once again facing variables. Due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, the Australian Open officially has a hard rule for players participating in next year's Australian Open: the new crown vaccine.
Originally, according to the previously revealed participation plan, Djokovic was very likely to play for Serbia in the ATP Cup held in early January, and it was also a warm-up match before the Australian Open.
But on Wednesday, according to media reports, Djokovic announced his withdrawal from the ATP Cup without giving any official reasons.
In fact, since the end of the 2021 season, the news about whether Djokovic will be able to participate in next year's Australian Open as scheduled has been overwhelming, and the most critical uncertainty is that the Serbian has still not announced whether he has been vaccinated against covid-19, which can be said to be a must for any player to participate in the Australian Open. Even the world's top players don't have any preferential treatment.
Deyo's withdrawal from the ATP Cup adds even greater suspense to next year's Australian Open journey. As a player who is equal to the number of Federer and Nadal Grand Slams, the first Grand Slam of the new year who can take the lead in breaking the balance pattern has always attracted attention from the outside world.
The sudden announcement of Djokovic's withdrawal from the ATP Cup, coupled with Federer's early withdrawal from the Australian Open and Nadal, who is recovering from isolation, predicts that if these three people are absent from the Australian Open at the same time, a new post-90s Grand Slam champion may be born.
For Djokovic's retirement and the next Australian Open journey, compatriot Rajovic also said that he did not know the reasons for this, and he was also uncertain whether Djokovic could participate in the Australian Open.
Rajovic said on Thursday: "He's in touch with all of us, but there's still a lot of uncertainty as to whether he'll play at the Australian Open and I think he might be in Melbourne in the next few days or when the deadline comes." ”
In addition to Djokovic's withdrawal from the ATP Cup, Thiem and Rublev, as well as Karatsev and Donskoy, have also withdrawn from the tournament.
According to the Russian team captain Servara, Karatsev and Donskoy both tested positive for the new crown virus, and the Russian team's lineup for the ATP Cup had to be changed, and Safrin and Karavsky came on as substitutes to represent russia with Medvedev.
In the end, the eight teams participating in the ATP Cup were: Russia vs. France, Italy vs. Australia, Canada vs. THE United States, and Germany vs. Great Britain. (Source: Tennis House Author: Wu Li Fun)