'It wasn't easy... mentally to regroup and restart again,' says Novak Djokovic, the unvaccinated tennis star who’s back in Australia after his visa ban got waived.
MELBOURNE, Australia – Novak Djokovic resumes his Grand Slam title race with Rafa Nadal next week at the Australian Open, returning to what was his happiest hunting ground before the ugly controversy which led to his absence last year.
“There wasn’t a great narrative in the media about me at all. I stayed for several weeks at home, didn’t really go around too much. I just hoped the situation would calm down, which it did, but the traces stayed there. While Roland Garros has been Nadal’s domain for nearly two decades, Melbourne Park is almost as much for Djokovic, with the world No. 5 capturing nine titles and holding an 82-6 record since 2007.
If the seedings hold, Djokovic would not lock horns with Nadal until the final but he could take on Nick Kyrgios in a blockbuster rematch of last year’s Wimbledon final, when the Serb won his 21st major.Nadal’s hopes of staying ahead of Djokovic will hinge on his recovery from an injury-plagued end to last year and a slow start to this season.
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