Krajinovic won't play Australian Open if quarantine needed: "I was vaccinated, I did everything in my power"

World No.34, Filip Krajinovic could decide against playing the Australian Open if rules are enforced for quarantine even if players are fully vaccinated.

Krajinovic has become one of the first players to publicly denounce the potential strict measures to be enforced with others including on the WTA side such as Victoria Azarenka calling them 'damaging'.

While there has been no decision as of yet, there are concerns that players will be excluded from the tournament if the vaccine is enforced and even those who are vaccinated like Krajinovic may have to still go under rigorous rules.

“They are very rigorous there and honestly, if I have to be in quarantine for 14 days after arriving in Melbourne, I will not go to Australia,” Krajinovic told Serbian newspaper Blic.

“I was vaccinated, I did everything in my power to protect myself and the people around me, so I really see no reason to sit there for 14 days in a room.’

“If they (the organisers) say that after arrival I need, say, five days to be in isolation, that’s OK for me, but anything beyond that is unacceptable to me. With the season ending late, I will have 20 days to get ready and go. Charter flights will be organized again and the last one is planned for December 28 for the players and that is the final date when I can go to Australia. I will see what the final decision from Melbourne will be, so I will cut what is the best thing to do.”