There is still no sign of Djokovic in Australia, though, despite many others already heading to the country to complete their quarantine periods ahead of the tournament.
Fans sympathised with McDowell, who they guessed would have been “caught between making rules to suit the government and having the AO and tennis community looking for loopholes that if [they] go awry, he would carry the can”.
Meanwhile, a swathe of players set to head Down Under have recently tested positive for Covid-19.
After Emma Raducanu caught the virus earlier this month, the likes of Rafael Nadal, Belinda Bencic, Andrey Rublev and Denis Shapovalov have all announced positive tests.
Despite those announcements, the Grand Slam is still currently scheduled to go ahead as planned.
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