Australian Open chief says conflicting, changing advice led to Djokovic fiasco


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 09 Jan 2022

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - ATP Cup - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 4, 2021 Craig Tiley, CEO of Tennis Australia speaks to media during a press conference. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian Open chief Craig Tiley on Sunday blamed conflicting and quickly changing directives in a "challenging environment" for the confusion that resulted in tennis star Novak Djokovic being refused entry to Australia on a medical exemption.

Tiley refused to apportion blame for the saga over Djokovic's exemption from the mandate that people entering the country be vaccinated against coronavirus.

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