Djokovic
arrived
in
Australia
this
week
and
will
compete
in
the
first
of
two
Adelaide
International
tournaments
before
the
opening
grand
slam
of
2023
begins
on
January
16.
In
January
this
year,
the
21-time
grand
slam
winner
was
deported
from
Australia
after
being
prevented
from
participating
at
the
last
edition
of
the
event,
having
initially
been
granted
a
medical
exemption
to
enter
the
country
despite
not
being
vaccinated
against
COVID-19.
There
were
concerns
Djokovic
would
then
be
banned
from
entering
Australia
again,
but
a
change
in
border
entry
rules
means
travellers
are
no
longer
obliged
to
provide
evidence
of
their
vaccination
status.
While
Djokovic’s
presence
may
represent
a
blow
to
Nadal’s
hopes
of
defending
the
title
he
clinched
in
the
Serbian’s
absence
last
year,
the
Spaniard
is
pleased
to
see
him
taking
part.
“Novak
is
here,
it’s
good
for
tennis,
probably
good
for
the
fans,”
Nadal
said.
“Let’s
see.
[Having
the]
best
players
on
court
is
always
better.”
Ready
for
the
summer
of
tennis
@DjokerNole
has
arrived
in
Adelaide
and
kicked
off
his
first
practice
session.
pic.twitter.com/IhCdbt32n3—
#AusOpen
(@AustralianOpen)
December
28,
2022
Meanwhile,
22-time
grand
slam
champion
Nadal
saw
his
former
long-time
rival
Roger
Federer
retire
this
year,
but
he
is
not
looking
to
follow
suit
despite
being
plagued
by
injuries
in
recent
months.
Asked
whether
his
upcoming
appearance
at
the
Australian
Open
could
be
his
last,
the
36-year-old
said:
“As
a
professional,
you
never
know.
Hopefully
not.
“I
mean,
when
you
are
at
the
age
of
36,
you
never
know
when
it’s
going
to
be
the
last
one.
It’s
obvious,
but
I
don’t
like
to
talk
about
that
because
I
am
not
in
that
mood
now.
“I’m
just
focused
on
trying
to
play
at
the
highest
level
possible
and
giving
myself
a
possibility
to
keep
being
competitive,
to
fight
for
anything.
“That’s
my
goal
now,
I’m
not
thinking
about
it
being
my
last
time
here.
If
that’s
the
last
time,
let’s
try
to
enjoy
it
as
much
as
possible
and
try
to
create
something
special.
“I
am
happy
doing
what
I
am
doing.
I’m
looking
forward
to
still
doing
this.”
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