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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 10: Novak Djokovic of Serbia talks with Andy Murray of Great Britain before their practice match ahead of the 2019 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 10, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 10: Novak Djokovic of Serbia talks with Andy Murray of Great Britain before their practice match ahead of the 2019 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 10, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)
Everyone in the tennis world has their opinion on the visa case of Novak Djokovic, and former World no.1, Andy Murray, also expressed his opinion on the whole matter. The 3-time Grand Slam champion is currently playing in the Sydney International tournament where an interviewer asked him about Djokovic.
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Interestingly, Murray showed his support for Novak, as he didn’t like the way the Australian authorities treated Djokovic in Australia.
Novak Djokovic found support in Andy Murray
After winning his second match of 2022 in Sydney, Andy Murray stated his opinion about the whole Novak Djokovic saga. The 3-time Grand Slam champion is glad that the Serb is not in detention anymore and wants Novak to compete on the court.
He said, “It’s positive that Djokovic isn’t in detention anymore. He won in court, so that’s a positive thing for him. It looks he is gonna be able to compete. Hopefully, he will be able to concentrate on tennis.”
#Murray: "Is positive that #Djokovic isn't in detention anymore. He won in court, so that's a positive thing for him. It looks he is gonna be able to compete, hopefully he will be able to concentrate in tennis. There are still few question needs to be answer". pic.twitter.com/mjPuxmuGxF
— Lorenzo Ercoli (@Ladal17) January 11, 2022
However, the Scottish player is curious to know about the isolation of Novak and he made it clear that he came here to compete and win tournaments. “I think there is still a few questions that need to be answered around the isolation and stuff, which I’m sure we’ll hear from him in the next few days, but yeah, I mean, I’m obviously here to try and play and win tournaments,” Murray added.
"I think there is still a few questions that need to be answered around the isolation and stuff, which I'm sure we'll hear from him in the next few days, but yeah, I mean, I'm obviously here to try and play and win tournaments."#djokofiasco
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Andy Murray is ready for the Australian Open
The former British no.1 has been suffering from a hip injury in the last few years, which almost caused him to retire from tennis forever. Now, it looks like he is back to full fitness, as he beat Viktor Durasovic by 6-3, 6-1 in the first round of Sydney International.
Q: "You've been five times at Australian open finals, it's incredible. Can you win one?"
Andy: "I believe I can have a good run there, I find a bit of form, who knows" 🙂 pic.twitter.com/THNOxQFfWP— Andy Murray Fan Club (@MagicMurrayFans) January 11, 2022
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After winning his match against Durasovic, Murray believes in himself to have another Grand Slam run. At the same time, he wants to reach 50 career titles; he’s currently at 46 titles.
“I won 46 tournaments in my career. My goal is try and reach 50 – whether I do that or not, I don’t know – and then is to have a big run at one of the major events and see what happens,” Murray said after the match.
"I won 46 tournaments in my career. My goal is try and reach 50 – whether I do that or not, I don't know – and then is to have a big run at one of the major events and see what happens."@andy_murray has his eyes on the prize 👀 #AusOpen 🔜 #AO2022
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 11, 2022
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