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But it seems that only unvaccinated male players are bragging about it.
Has anyone heard anything from an unvaccinated female player?
Have any unvaccinated female players even been identified?

I'd really like to see AO admitting only fully vaccinated players and support staff in the country.

With the exception of the first few that got vaccinated early on in say, April, there has been very little said about players that have been getting the vaccine. We hear about the unvaccinated when they are spouting nonsense, but very little when players say something positive or do the right thing. This disparity is a problem and surely influences what some think is best, since they apparently don't feel like listening to public health experts on the matter.

These "journalists" could be asking many more than just Djokovic, Tsitsipas, and Murray about their thoughts on the vaccine, but do they? Rarely from what I can tell. Doing so in the benign manner they asked Novak I'm guessing would produce much more reasonable sound bites encouraging vaccination from many players. But they've had that opportunity for the last 4 months or so and it hasn't appeared to be the focus. I can remember questions being asked of a more broad range of players back at the Miami Open, but not since. I haven't even seen it be standard to ask those that have gotten covid if they are now vaccinated, which seems like the least that could be asked.

Do you think there would be more Murray's than Simon's?

BTW, Wednesday I was at a doubles match and there were two other doubles players sitting near me and definitely within 6 feet of other people.

Theoretically, I understand why they are not mandating player vaccinations but then they should limit players attending matches to the player box/seating only.

Are they even having the Aussie Open in Australia next year? Because I thought the plan was not to because they would need everyone to be vaccinated and even then, they were still going impose the quarantine and the players weren't on board for a repeat.

Remember that odd Hopman Cup announcement? We're happy to welcome back our Australian tradition in 2022...most likely taking place in Europe.

We'll see, but Australia will need to come out of their cave anyway. There is no such thing as zero covid. It would make sense to require vaccinations for all, though.

Suliso wrote:I'd really like to see AO admitting only fully vaccinated players and support staff in the country.

What if all the Slams do and this stops Novak at 20?


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I of course still get the inevitable news about the "real, true" story about Covid (via my looney friend) but eventually the world will have to come to this sort of agreement. Borders will be closed to people that are unvaccinated. It is the standard procedure for Yellow Fever, which is much less of a problem worldwide.
And we will need a little passport. Or: just paste copies of your vaccine dates IN your real passport. No need to make it complicated.

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 11:51 am

Suliso wrote:I'd really like to see AO admitting only fully vaccinated players and support staff in the country.

What if all the Slams do and this stops Novak at 20?

Think maybe you've landed on the one thing that will make Novak get the vaccine.

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 11:51 am

Suliso wrote:I'd really like to see AO admitting only fully vaccinated players and support staff in the country.

What if all the Slams do and this stops Novak at 20?


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That's his call to make.

Suliso wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 5:14 am We'll see, but Australia will need to come out of their cave anyway. There is no such thing as zero covid. It would make sense to require vaccinations for all, though.

I haven't followed a ton of what is going on there lately, but Nick retweeted an article recently about Melbourne's most recent lockdown and it has made it the most locked down city in the world overtaking Buenos Aires. They definitely need to find another way, but this is why I'm confused about the planning for the Aussie Open. Australia is locked down to outsiders obviously, but Melbourne takes it even further. And they're still doing this with vaccines and the AO is 4 months away. I know we said this last year and they did hold the event, so maybe they'll find a way this time too. Seems like it'll have to be a good deal more lenient than last time to get most players on board.

I can no longer agree with that approach (Australia's). If they lockdown until the Open, it will be two years of that. Too much. The other damagers (economic and mental) also have to be considered.