Mayor of Madrid awaits Djokovic at the Open in the Spanish capital: “If he could come it will be a great claim”

The case of Novak Djokovic continues to generate repercussions around the world. After being deported from Australia, the athlete was left without a chance to participate in the first Grand Slam of the season. Also, by not being vaccinated, the Serbian may be left out of Roland Garros. In France they will require the complete inoculation schedule against the coronavirus, a requirement that number one on the professional circuit does not meet.

Faced with such a context, in Spain they are surprised by the recent statements by the mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, who publicly expressed the desire to have ‘Nole’ in the championship that takes place in the city. This year, the competition is scheduled from April 26 to May 8.

“We must not ignore that Djokovic is still number one in the world and together with the rest of the great figures who come to the Mutua Madrid Open, he is a great claim to guarantee that the tournament is successful with the public that it usually has”, expressed Martínez-Almeida to the local media.

Of course, the mayor of Madrid left the entry of the tennis player to the country in the hands of the corresponding authorities. “In relation to their entry into Spain, it will be the Government that has to determine it. In relation to what his tennis virtues are, no one doubts that he is number one and if he could come it will be a great claim “, Held.

Martínez-Almeida’s words have caused a stir and Mar Espinar, socialist spokesperson in the Madrid City Council, pointed out that “I get the impression that the mayor has lost his oremus. Saying that a self-confessed anti-vaccine claim is a claim makes me think that the mayor has lost his common sense… if he ever had it.”.

Feliciano López waits for Djokovic, but…

Feliciano López, a Spanish tennis player, admitted that “Both the Australian Government and Novak have done things wrong”, in the press conference after his defeat against Millman that left him out of the Grand Slam. Along the same lines, the athlete understands the position of France and other countries that will require vaccination certificates.

With everything and that, the Spaniard awaits Djokovic in Madrid. “Of course I count on him for Mutua, it would be missing more. Me and everyone. It is he who will have to decide what steps he has to take to continue competing. But we and all the tournaments will be delighted to receive him, much less are we going to think otherwise “.