Novak Djokovic triumphant on return to the court at Dubai Tennis Championships
Novak Djokovic made a triumphant return to the court in his first match since he was denied entry into the Australian Open due to not being vaccinated against Covid-19.
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Novak Djokovic made a triumphant return to the court in his first match since he was denied entry into the Australian Open due to not being vaccinated against Covid-19.
Andy Murray needed to come from a set down to defeat Australian qualifier Christopher O’Connell in the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships.
Rafael Nadal has given his verdict on Daniil Medvedev's chances of becoming world No 1 this week. The Russian could become the first man outside of the 'Big Four' to hold the top spot of the rankings since 2004 after a successful last year including the US Open title and Australian Open runner-up spot.
Andy Murray believes tennis suffers most when Novak Djokovic misses out on major events. Djokovic is set to miss out on the prestigious Indian Wells tournament in March after admitting that, as things stand, he is unable to enter the country due to his vaccination status. Ad/> He was deported from Australia ahead of the Australian Open, and requirements will be unable to compete at the French or US Open too.
Day 2 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships features 11 first-round matches as the rest of the field aims to join world No 1 Novak Djokovic and former champion Andy Murray in the second round.
Andy Murray says it would be “better for tennis” if Novak Djokovic was able to play all the major events, but admitted that the World No 1 needs to live with the consequences of being unvaccinated.
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Dubai - Andy Murray said on Monday he does not agree with Novak Djokovic's stance against the Covid-19 vaccine but believes "it's not great for tennis if our best player is not competing in the major events".