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Novak Djokovic urges Victorian Government to allow Australian Open lead up tournaments
World number one Novak Djokovic is urging the Victorian Government to allow players to compete before next year’s Australian Open.
Key points:
- Novak Djokovic says having warm up matches before the grand slam is important for players
- Tennis Australia has organised the entire season to be played in Melbourne
- The Victorian Government has not agreed to the new schedule
The start of the 2021 tennis season remains in limbo, with officials declining to endorse Tennis Australia’s plans to have players arrive in mid-December and be free to compete at the ATP Cup and other events ahead of the year’s first grand slam.
On Monday, Tennis Australia announced all lead-up events to the Australian Open would be played in Melbourne, instead of across most of…
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