Aus Open | No longer the ‘Happy Slam’
The Hindu
L’affaire Djokovic, missing stars cloud the event
The rapidly spreading Omicron variant, no Serena Williams or Roger Federer and now the Novak Djokovic saga — the Australian Open is struggling to live up to its ‘Happy Slam’ reputation.
With the tournament just 10 days away, there was the threat on Friday of more disarray with the possibility of other players being in a similar predicament to the World No. 1.
The vaccine-sceptic Djokovic, the Australian Open defending champion, was detained on arrival in the country this week, his visa cancelled for failing to meet tough coronavirus pandemic entry restrictions.
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