Eurosport host Barbara Schett has defended Novak Djokovic after the Serb received huge criticism for his letter to Australian Open bosses. Australian Open is set to start on February and 72 players were forced into hard quarantine following a couple of positive Covid-19 test results from people on board their chartered flights. While many took to social media to complain about the strict regulations, Djokovic sent a direct letter. Reports suggested that Djokovic issued a request to authorities to loosen some of the rules, but government officials replied with a “firm no” to the proposals. “Novak and a lot of the other players didn’t appreciate what it was going to be like,” Schett told Tennis365. “He just wanted to help out his mates and try to make things better, but obviously that didn’t go down well with some Australians and it became a big story. “He said he would happily go to Melbourne and quarantine, but the Victorians have been through such a rough patch and they didn’t want to hear what Novak had to say. His intentions were good. Sometimes when he wants to do something good, it turns into a disaster. It was all over the news here and became a big story, but he just wanted to help.”
Source: Tennis365