“Don’t Think It’s Morally Right”: Nick Kyrgios Calls Out Novak Djokovic and Others

Published 11/16/2021, 11:00 AM EST

The Australian Open 2022 has been in the news for its strict Covid related guidelines. As the 2021 season draws to a close and next year’s ‘Happy Slam’ approaches, Australian star Nick Kyrgios talked about the event’s handling of the pandemic.

Kyrgios said that he wants people’s safety and mental health looked after, and commended that the Grand Slam should ensure that.

However, the Australian star player has spoken about something that takes a dig at the Serbian ace yet again. As we are well aware of fact that the Australian Open 2022 organizers have revealed that players would need to get vaccinated in order to compete.

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Recently, Kyrgios spoke about this topic and stated, “I don’t think it’s morally right to accept players from overseas that are not vaccinated to come into our country and waltz around Melbourne free-will to play the Australian Open. I don’t think that’s right but for players who are vaccinated.”

The comments have been construed by some as a slight on World No. 1, Novak Djokovic, who has held an ambivalent stance about vaccination.

Nick Kyrgios is happy for the fans in Melbourne

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The Australian player felt that it is not correct for players from overseas to enter the island without being vaccinated. He talked about how much the people of Melbourne had suffered because of the pandemic. And reiterated that the Slam should go ahead after ensuring everyone’s safety.

The 26-year-old added, “I think it’s an amazing opportunity to get the city of Melbourne and the people of Australia back together for an amazing sporting event with so much rich history where I’ve had most of my favorite sporting memories and I just want it to be done the right way. I want things to be prioritized. I want mental health and people’s safety to be looked after.”

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Coming to tennis, Kyrgios last competed at the Laver Cup this year, in another unfortunate defeat for Team World. The Aussie hasn’t since participated due to an injury and will be looking to make a solid return on home turf, at the Australian Open.

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Rohan Kollare is a Tennis author at EssentiallySports. Rohan has studied Sports Management and has a trophy cabinet adorned with accolades won in district and state-level tennis competitions. He has previously worked in Content Operations for Disney’s Hotstar for over a year, covering Tennis and Formula One.

“Don’t Think It’s Morally Right”: Nick Kyrgios Calls Out Novak Djokovic and Others

Nick Kyrgios is happy for the fans in Melbourne

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