MELBOURNE : Deported from Melbourne last Sunday, Novak Djokovic has since visited a monastery in Montenegro where he appeared at peace with his absence from the Australian Open.
TA declined to comment to Reuters on its handling of the Djokovic issue but tournament director Craig Tiley on Sunday blamed"forever-changing conditions" and"miscommunication" with the government for the saga in an interview with state broadcaster ABC. Twice in the past four years, reports of players mulling boycotts have overshadowed the Australian Open, most recently when onerous COVID-19 quarantine protocols were in place for 2021.
China's growing ambitions in the sport has prompted some to suggest it could stage a Grand Slam should a spot open up on the calendar, with Australian great John Newcombe saying in 2014 it appealed as a logical destination. A new 5,000-seat stadium, the sixth on a site already boasting three with retractable roofs, opened last week as part of a A$1 billion upgrade of the facility over the past decade.
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