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Tennis maverick Nick Kyrgios has rowed back on comments supporting unvaccinated athletes, saying it would not be “morally right” to let them play at the Australian Open.
The 26-year-old generated headlines in Australia on Tuesday after calling for his home grand slam to be canceled and saying it was “morally wrong” to force athletes to get vaccinated.
Australian government officials have said unvaccinated players will be barred from the tournament in January, casting doubt on whether men’s world No. 1 and reigning champion Novak Djokovic will defend his title.
Later on Tuesday, Kyrgios said his comments had been taken out of context.
“To say that I’d want the Australian Open canceled, I think that was the sentence that got taken out of context,” he said in a video on his Instagram account.
“It’s more so for the people of Melbourne who have gone through hell and back.
“I think it’s been … nearly 300 days of lockdown and your freedom has been, you know, taken away from you.
“I don’t think it’s morally right to accept players from overseas that aren’t vaccinated to come into our country,” said Kyrgios.
Kyrgios competes in the Laver Cup earlier this year.
Clive Brunskill/Getty Images North America/Getty Images for Laver Cup
Australian Open host Melbourne has had the most cumulative days locked down of any Australian city since the coronavirus outbreak began.
Kyrgios, ranked world No. 90, said on his podcast that he was “double-vaxxed” but didn’t think it was right to force anyone, let alone athletes, to get vaccinated.
“(NBA player) Kyrie (Irving), Novak (Djokovic), these guys have given so much, sacrificed so much,” he said.
“They’re global athletes who millions of people look up to and I just feel like it’s so morally wrong to force someone to get vaxxed.
The sports minister of Victoria state, of which Melbourne is capital, was confused by Kyrgios’s comments but reiterated that unvaccinated players would be banned from the tournament along with unvaccinated fans and staff.
“I really like Nick Kyrgios and I cheer for him every time he plays and I certainly don’t want to have beef with Nick Kyrgios but I actually couldn’t follow the logic of his comments,” minister Martin Pakula said.
“We’ve had a long lockdown so the Australian Open shouldn’t proceed? I’m not sure I follow that.
“I think the opposite applies.
“Melburnians, Victorians and, frankly, all Australians, are absolutely gagging for major events.”
