The French is officially the first player to announce his withdrawal from Melbourne due to non-vaccination.
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Winner in doubles, with Nicolas Mahut, of the Australian Open two years ago, Pierre-Hugues Herbert will not be able to try to regain this title. The French player, who decided not to be vaccinated “by personal choice”, will not travel to Melbourne as he declared to Alsace on Friday ,. “This is not an option for me”, he said, knowing that the first Grand Slam tournament of the year will only accept players who have chosen the vaccine option.
Herbert is aware that his choice may prevent him from participating in other tournaments as well. “I don’t know how long it will last. Today I even wonder if it is possible to be a professional tennis player if you are not vaccinated. Especially since there is no not only Australia which practices this policy, there is also the United States, Austria … “
The withdrawal of the Habs could also be accompanied by that of his usual partner, Nicolas Mahut. The latter will be deprived of the player with whom he won five Grand Slam tournaments including the last Roland Garros and the Masters a few weeks ago. In the men’s singles table, there is still doubt about the participation of Novak Djokovic, whose vaccination status has not been revealed.