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‘Live With the Consequence’: Dustin Brown Takes a Firm Stand on Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open 2022 Controversy

Published 01/05/2022, 10:18 PM EST

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The entire Novak Djokovic and the Australian Open controversy has the tennis world divided. Several players opted for diplomatic responses, while others had a more practical approach. Germany’s Dustin Brown was the latest to react to the whole saga.

Over the past couple of days, Brown has been actively following Djokovic’s Australia entry and wrote that Twitter is the place to stay on track with the turn of events.

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Twitter Def The Place 2 Be 4 The Coming Hours”.

Dustin Brown shares his opinion on the ongoing Novak Djokovic- Australian Open controversy

Once it was revealed that Djokovic’s visa got rejected, Brown warned the Serb that the situation will be the same going forward on the ATP tour.

If He Wanted 2 Compete In At The AO… It Will Be More Of This Down The Road… IW/Miami … Europe Etc… Simply Tough 2 Travel & Enter Countries If Ur Not Vaccinated…”.

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The German tennis player, who stunned the likes of Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev, and Marin Cilic, later posted a detailed message voicing his opinion on the controversy.

Every Player on The Tour (ATP/WTA) Had A Choice To Make. (Obviously Also Everyone Else In The World, But Lets Focus on Tennis Here…)Depending On What They Believe In, They Decided To Take It Or Not Take It…Both Decisions Come/Came With Consequences That We All Have/Had 2 Deal With…”.

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Brown indicated that if a player remains unvaccinated, he/she should be fine with the consequences of not attending a tournament where vaccination rules are enforced.

If I Decide, I Dont ,, Want” To Take It(For Whatever Reason), Then I Have To Live With The Consequence Of Not Being Able To Enter A Country, If They Have A Rule That Says U Have To Be Vaccinated. (No Matter If I Feel This Is Right Or Wrong…)”.

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Going forward, it’s highly likely that more countries will have the same rules. Moreover, it all depends on the player’s decision to play that particular event. Coming to Djokovic, according to the latest reports, the Serbian star and his team of lawyers are currently in the process of appealing against the visa rejection.

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Sagar Ashtakoula is a Tennis author at EssentiallySports. He has been following the sport since 2007. Sagar has completed his graduation in Electronics and Communication Engineering.
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