This morning, three judges in the Federal Court of Australia unanimously ruled that Djokovic sued Immigration Minister Hawke, and Djokovic's entry visa was eventually cancelled. Even though the Australian Open had scheduled his match against Kecmanovic this afternoon, Djokovic still missed the Australian Open.
After issuing a brief statement expressing his extreme disappointment, Djokovic has flown out of Australia. The absence of the defending champions will indeed reduce the attention and competitiveness of this Year's Australian Open. Since the day's schedule is out, Djokovic's signature is directly replaced by the lucky loser Caruso, and there will be no other adjustments to the signing table.
For the whole thing, my previous articles have basically expressed my views from several angles. Now, rather than commenting on what is right and wrong, I am actually more concerned with the "boundaries of freedom."
In the past, we thought of the boundaries of freedom as "not infringing on the freedom of others." As an individual, Djokovic has the freedom not to be vaccinated. But for celebrities, his every move creates a butterfly effect that is not controlled by his own intentions, and thus has an impact on society as a whole. Especially in the context of the epidemic, the "freedom" we used to know will be constrained to a greater extent.
However, we will also find that in special periods, public power and private desires may also infringe on "freedom" in the name of the epidemic, and even violate some basic rights. This is a topic that needs to be explored for a long time, and there is not even a perfect solution.
However, for Djokovic, in the future, he may face the mandatory requirement that there will still be vaccines in the four Grand Slams, and even countries will have the same "temptation trap" as this Trip to Australia in the uncertain political situation. The ATP also issued a statement today, still encouraging players to get vaccinated as much as possible, but will Djokovic give up what he has always insisted on?
Tomorrow, Nadal, Zverev, Barty, Naomi Osaka and Sakkari will play on center court, and Berrettini, Svitolina, Badoza, Hulkach, Shapovalov and other famous players will also play. The women's singles first round of 11th seed Kenning against Keith was also particularly eye-catching.
Four Chinese women will be in the first round, with Wang Qiang playing Gauff again at Margaret Stadium, detailed below.