The latest email sent to the players by the International Women's Tennis Federation (WTA) recently shows that players who have not been vaccinated against the new crown can still participate in next year's Australian Open, but must undergo 14 days of quarantine before the start of the tournament. It is reported that the new rules also apply to men's players.
According to NetEase Sports and Beijing Youth Daily, the content of the email was made public on Twitter by a reporter, and the email also disclosed other information: vaccinated players can travel to Australia at any time after December 1, not only do not need to quarantine, but also have absolute freedom during the Period in Australia, do not need to stay in the safety bubble. Unvaccinated players can also enter the country after December 1, but will need to be quarantined for two weeks and have daily nucleic acid testing. In addition, all athletes travelling to Australia are required to have a 72-hour nucleic acid negative certificate to board the aircraft.

Djokovic declined to say in previous interviews whether he had been vaccinated against COVID-19. (Image source: China News Service data map)
At present, the Australian government has not officially announced the policy. Victoria's sports minister, Martin Pakula, said the programme for unvaccinated players had not yet been finalized. He also clarified: "There are rumors that players who have been vaccinated may also need to be quarantined, which is obviously not the case... For unvaccinated players, they are either not allowed to enter the country, or they need to quarantine for 14 days, and the final solution is one of these two. So in fact, it is better for them to hurry up and get vaccinated. ”
In response to the issue of vaccination, Serbian tennis star Djokovic has said that he hopes that vaccination will not become a mandatory requirement for players on the International Men's Professional Tennis Association (ATP) Tour. Djokovic previously said: "Of course I want to go to Australia, where I have won a Grand Slam. Djokovic was unsure whether he would play at Melbourne Park due to the limitations of the outbreak, but he also said, "I will not disclose my vaccination situation, it is a private issue." (End)