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I-Australia izochitha isigwebo seminyaka emithathu somdlali wethenisi UNovak Djokovic engena kulelievula indlela yokuba izwe langaphambili No. 1 lingenele umncintiswano 2023 Australian Open.
UDjokovic uqinisekise lezi zindaba esithangamini nabezindaba ngoLwesithathu ngemuva kokuhlula u-Andrey Rublev kowamanqamu we-ATP eTurin, e-Italy, wengeza ngokuthi uzongenela i-Australian Open ka-2023 ngoJanuwari ozayo.
“Ngijabule kakhulu ukuthola lezi zindaba izolo,” kusho lo mpetha izikhathi ezingu-21 etshela abezindaba. “Kube yimpumuzo ngokusobala ukwazi ukuthi mina nabantu engisondelene nabo kakhulu empilweni yami sidluleleni kulo nyaka ngokwenzeka e-Australia nangemuva kwe-Australia ngokusobala … angikwazanga ukuthola izindaba ezingcono ngokuqinisekile.
U-Djokovic uthe: “Ngokwazi ukuthi senginokucaca manje, engikwenzayo uma sekuphele isizini, ngiqala isizini e-Australia, nakho kuye kwayikhulula ingcindezi enganginayo neqembu lami. Ukunikeza lokho kucaciseleka kwenza kube kuhle kithina.”
U-Djokovic usewine izicoco eziyisishiyagalolunye zabesilisa abangabodwana ku-Australian Open, ukudlula wonke umuntu emlandweni.
“I-Australian Open kube yiGrand Slam yami ephumelele kakhulu. Ngenza ezinye zezinkumbulo ezinhle kakhulu lapho. Yebo, ngifuna ukubuyela lapho, ngifuna ukudlala ithenisi, ngenze engikwenza kahle kakhulu, ngethemba ukuthi ngizoba nehlobo elihle lase-Australia,” kwengeza u-Djokovic.
UDjokovic wadingiswa e-Australia ngoJanuwari ngemuva kokuthi owayengungqongqoshe wezokufika u-Alex Hawke ethole ukuthi ubeka engcupheni impilo yomphakathi nokuhleleka ngoba, njengosaziwayo wezemidlalo owake wazwakalisa ukuphikisa ukugoma, angabonwa “njengesithonjana” sokulwa nokugonywa. ama-vaxxers.
Isinqumo sikangqongqoshe sokudingisa lo mdlali sisho ukuthi uzovalwa iminyaka emithathu ukuthi aphinde angenele.
Ngaphambilini ngoLwesibili, isikhulu esiphezulu seTennis Australia, uCraig Tiley, sithe sinethemba lokuthi uDjokovic uzodlala ku-Australian Open ngoJanuwari wonyaka ozayo.
“Kunenqubo evamile yokufaka isicelo se-visa wonke umuntu abhekana nayo njengamanje, futhi wonke umuntu uzohamba ngesikhathi esifanele,” kusho uTiley etshela abezindaba ze-Australian Associated Press (AAP).
“Angicabangi ukuthi kufanele kube khona impatho ekhethekile kunoma ngubani. Kodwa ngilindele ngokugcwele ukuthi ngizoba nempendulo yawo wonke umuntu ngesikhathi lapho edinga ukubhukha izindiza zabo futhi angene, okuhlanganisa noNovak. ”
Umthombo onolwazi oluqondile utshele i-CNN ngoLwesibili ukuthi izwe lizowuchitha ukuvalwa kweminyaka emithathu.
I-visa ye-visa ka-Djokovic ephakeme kakhulu yasibekela i-Australian Open ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, yafaka enye yezihlabani ezinkulu ze-tennis ngokumelene nohulumeni wase-Australia kanye nombono ohlukanisayo ezweni, owenze imingcele enzima yobhubhane.
Uhulumeni uhoxise i-visa yaseSerbia ngemuva nje kokufika kwakhe eMelbourne ngoJanuwari 5 ngoba akazange agonyelwe i-Covid-19.
U-Djokovic uthe unomuzwa wokuthi angangena ezweni ngoba amaphaneli amabili azimele ahlobene neTennis Australia kanye nohulumeni wesifunda saseVictoria bamnikeze ukukhululwa ngezizathu zokuthi wayengenwe yileli gciwane emasontweni ambalwa ngaphambi kokufika kwakhe.
Kodwa uhulumeni wobumbano uthe akusona isizathu esizwakalayo sokukhululwa ngaphansi kwemithetho yawo.
Kamuva ijaji lakhipha isinqumo sokuthi izikhulu zasemngceleni “zazingenangqondo” ngesikhathi zihoxisa i-visa ka-Djokovic futhi zayala ukuba akhululwe esikhungweni sokuboshwa kwabokufika.
Kodwa i-visa yakhe yabe isihoxiswa okwesibili futhi ngemva kokulahlekelwa isicelo sakhe sokuphikisa isinqumo, isihlabani sethenisi sasuka e-Australia ngemva nje kwalokho.
Naphezu kokubuyela kwakhe emsebenzini emiqhudelwaneni ekhethiwe ngemva kwalolu vivinyo, isimo somdlali sokugonyelwa i-Covid-19 sibeke imingcele ekuhlanganyeleni kwakhe kweminye.
NgoJulayi, u-Djokovic unqobe isicoco sakhe se-grand slam sama-21, ehlula u-Nick Kyrgios kowamanqamu eWimbledon.
