On January 1, Beijing time, the 2022 SEASON ATP competition officially kicked off on New Year's Day. In the first matchday of the ATP Cup, Serbia met Norway. World Number One Djokovic did not appear in this year's ATP Cup and is still awaiting medical exemptions from Australian authorities to play in the Australian season.
According to the latest reports in the Serbian media, Djokovic has not yet set off even though most of the players have arrived in Australia to prepare for the game. Djokovic is currently training in Marbella, Spain, in order to keep himself in the best form. Deyo is still awaiting a medical exemption so that he can embark on a path to defending his title.
However, australia does not seem to give the green light to Djokovic, and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that Djokovic will not get any "preferential treatment" and that the only way to travel to Australia is to get a vaccine.
Djokovic himself is still keen to play at the Australian Open, which is the main reason why he moved to Marbella to train, because the climate there is better than Belgrade and more suitable for training. And the daily report also revealed a detail, that is, Djokovic has been using the official Australian Open ball in recent training.
For Djokovic, he has the right and freedom to refuse vaccinations, while the Australian side has the right and reasons to refuse him. It's just that as the pandemic continues to be severe, more and more events will increase the requirements for vaccines. If Djokovic insisted on following his own set, he might miss more big games in the future.