Tennis - Davis Cup Finals - Group F - Serbia v Germany - Olympiahalle, Innsbruck, Austria - November 27, 2021 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his match against Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian Open's COVID-19 vaccine mandate is about protecting the community, not about "blackmailing" Novak Djokovic, a state government official said on Wednesday.
Organisers of the year's first Grand Slam have said all players would have to be vaccinated to take part, drawing criticism from world number one Djokovic's father.
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