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Australia. and let s bring in cnn world sports patrick snell. players would like to be talking tennis, but instead they re all being asked about novak. what is djokovic s biggest rival saying at the open this year? yeah, michael. great to see you. tell you what, phil black has been very busy as well today. more on that coming right up. you re spot on. you could just sense the frustration, talking rafael nadal here. the spanish legend, who like djokovic is going for a men s record 21st grand slam title. so this saturday they had players media day down there at melbourne park. we all know this saga has been dreing on for days now and it s clear that the man from majorca, nadal, just wants to focus on the tournament itself. take a listen to what he said earlier to our own phil black. i m just a player that i m ....
I know that in the sport, he s still seen as one of the greatest players because his achievements are not taken away. he still won 20 grand slams. he still has the most weeks as number one. he still, for me, yeah, one of the greatest players of all time. so don t yeah, i mean this this is obviously not a nice thing for everyone, for him especially, but don t question his legacy because of this. the reaction, michael, coming in thick and fast on this saturday. zverev also asked if he felt djokovic had been treated poorly. the german responding in part that the serbian player had a visa in his words and wouldn t have just traveled to australia by luck, as he put it, adding djokovic is a global superstar and that maybe people think they can make a big deal out of it just because it s novak. the words of alexander zverev there. back to you. kind of wonder which court ....
Decisions, and what the judge communication among those making the decisions, and what thejudge has communication among those making the decisions, and what the judge has to look at and examine is exactly which rules apply. is it state government rules apply. is it state government rules or federal government rules? until a decision is made about whether novak djokovic can remain in australia, the world number one is still stuck in this immigration detention hotel, and in the middle of a huge controversy. this particular of a huge controversy. this particular set of a huge controversy. this particular set of of a huge controversy. ti 3 particular set of incidents, governments not briefed on the matter, in terms of how people got into the country, a matter for the federal government. last into the country, a matter for the federal government. into the country, a matter for the federal government. last night his mother offered federal government. last night his mother offered som ....
Critical, and i think are becoming more so as their frustrations rise given they are here also to compete in one of the four majors in the world. and all they get questioned about is novak djokovic. i mean the one thing elite athletes hate being asked about is somebody else. they re very happy to talk about themselves. so there s been none of that in the buildup as you would normally expect, and they re getting a little peeved. and, you know, some of this stems back to novak djokovic not having a vaccination, which is his right. but what has happened since is that everything that has ensued with national and international headlines and a big focus on this means that the other players can t escape it either. yeah. you re right. at the news conferences, they d rather talk about their backhand and forehand, not novak. tracy holmes, good to see you. thanks so much. thanks, michael. quick break here on the program. when we come back, how covid-19 has dramatically changed the u.s. work ....
Seeing it from outside. as i said, i am a little bit tired of this matter now. the thing went too far. i wish novak all the very best, and that s it. i want to play tennis. he just wants to play tennis. nadal tiring of what he calls the circus. rafa himself says he really believes in vaccination, that he does have respect for djokovic as both a person and an athlete even if he doesn t agree with what he calls the serbian s way of thinking about how to proceed with this pandemic. that said, though, he feels no one person should ever overshadow the sport of tennis itself. it s important to come back to tennis conversations in my opinion. there is nobody in the history of our sport more important than than the sport by itself, you know? novak, roger, myself, mcenroe, ....