'We all see how Novak Djokovic wants...', says WTA player

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ATP President Andrea Gaudenzi is happy to see Novak Djokovic start his season in Dubai as he looks forward to the Serb playing the Monte Carlo Masters. Djokovic was not allowed to play the Australian Open because he was not fully vaccinated. The Monte Carlo Masters, which starts on April 10, will require players to be fully vaccinated. "Novak has already planned to play in Dubai, so of course it's good news," Gaudenzi said in his interview with Eurosport, according to Sportskeeda. “We want to see Novak happy and healthy, and we want to see him play. We want the best players for the best tournaments and he is one of them. It is one of the most important events on the calendar." Djokovic met Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic last week and revealed that he plans to address the Australian visa debacle in the near future. "Thank you for the welcome," Djokovic said last Thursday. "Today I wanted to see you, as a citizen of Serbia, to thank you for your support, as well as all institutions during the unfortunate events in Australia. Although I was detained alone, I did not feel alone, I had the support of my family, friends, the entire Serbian people, many well-intentioned people from all over the world who personally and publicly tried to make my time in Australia easier. You had no obligation to support me, but I want you to know that I feel great gratitude because you defended me, you put yourself in a compromising situation."

Djokovic will return to action in Dubai

Daria Kasatkina has claimed Novak Djokovic tries hard to be loved by fans but argued his attempts do not work because the "pretense is visible." The WTA star also said it would have been "unpleasant" for players if the men's World No. 1 was allowed to play at the Australian Open. "We all see how he wants people to love him," Kasatkina said. "How he tries to do everything for this, but it does not work. Because in the end it still feels like something is not right. Rafa is real: he doesn't hit rackets because he just hasn't done it since childhood. He splashes out emotions in a different way: the same 'vamos' of his is adored by many. Few people like it when people try to seem like they are not. The pretense is visible." Novak Djokovic will return to action and play in his first tournament of the year at the 2022 Dubai Championships next week. The 34-year-old has not competed since helping Serbia reach the semifinals of the 2021 Davis Cup Finals in Madrid in December.

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