MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA), 13 Ene. (PA Media/dpa/EP) –
The Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic received a warm welcome from the public this Friday in his training this Friday with the Australian Nick Kyrgios at the Rod Laver Arena prior to the Australian Open that begins on Monday.
The man from Belgrade, a nine-time champion at Melbourne Park, was unable to play the last edition of the first ‘Grand Slam’ of the season because he was not vaccinated against the coronavirus and was deported by the country’s authorities. A year later, ‘Nole’ has been able to return taking advantage of the fact that the measures are not so strict and he was about to see how the local public would react to his presence since he still does not have the vaccination schedule.
However, with all the tickets that the organization put up for 20 Australian dollars to see this training session between the finalists of the last edition of Wimbledon sold out an hour after going on sale, Djokovic was able to personally verify that the stands, with many flags of his country, will not turn his back on him in his attempt to achieve the record titles in Melbourne Park.
“I’m very happy, thank you very much. I feel a bit excited, I was really looking forward to getting back to this track. It feels great to be back in Australia, back in Melbourne. This is the track where I created the best memories of my career. “Djokovic told the audience.
Despite the fact that there were certain doubts about his physical condition due to his hamstring problems, the former number one in the world lived a calm day and without great physical demands against Kyrgios, with a moment to relax also in a match that featured tennis players in chair, David Wagner and Heath Davidson, and two juniors.