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"Obviously I don't want the Australian Open cancelled," Kyrgios said in an Instagram post. Tennis's most polarising personality suddenly agreed with Victorian premier Dan Andrews that unvaccinated tennis stars shouldn't be welcomed at the Melbourne major starting on January 17. "There's other solutions around it." But after copping backlash, from government officials, fans and past and present players, Kyrgios backtracked on Tuesday afternoon.
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"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. "(NBA star) Kyrie (Irving), Novak, these guys have given so much, sacrificed so much. "I'm double-vaxxed but I just don't think it's right to force anyone, yet an athlete, (and say) you can't come here and play because you're not vaccinated," Kyrgios said. "Like, how long did you guys do in lockdown? Two-hundred and 75 days or something?" The headline grabber's provocative stance, which upset Tennis Australia, came amid continuing uncertainty about the vaccination status of world No.1 and nine-times Open champion Novak Djokovic. Just for the people in Melbourne, like, you've got to send a message," Kyrgios said on his podcast No Boundaries. "I don't think the Oz Open should go ahead, in my opinion. Kyrgios caused a stir on Tuesday after declaring the biggest event on the annual Australian sporting calendar shouldn't proceed in January if it meant forcing competitors into being fully vaccinated against COVID-19. It appears Nick Kyrgios doesn't want the 2022 Australian Open cancelled after all.