Craig Tiley has confirmed that while most competitors at Australian Open are fully vaccinated, a number of players have been granted medical exemptions.
“Every athlete coming into Australia has to be vaccinated and show proof of that, or has to have made an application for a medical exemption,” Tiley explained on Australian TV program Today.
“In the case of tennis players, that’s far more rigorous than anyone coming into Australia applying for a medical exemption,”.
“There are two medical panels that assess any application, and they assess it in a blind way. They don’t know who the applicant is.
“[Considering] the guidelines, an exemption gets granted or not. The reason for granting the exemption remains private, between the panel and the applicant.”
It is up to the players themselves to reveal their status of vaccination.
“We know of athletes that have applied for an exemption and in cases, it’s been granted,” Tiley added.
“Some of them) have indicated that they’re here, but that’s up to the athlete, to disclose and [decide] whether they want to share that information.”
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