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Nadal, Serena support strict Covid-19 protocols in Australian Open

Sept 2, 2018; New York, NY, USA; Serena Williams of the USA celebrates after defeating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in a fourth round match on day seven of the 2018 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. [Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports]

Rafael Nadal feels tennis players are privileged to be able to compete at the Australian Open during the Covid-19 pandemic and urged fellow participants to have a wider perspective of the strict health measures in the country.

About 1,200 participants were allowed to fly to Australia for the summer of tennis as thousands of its citizens are unable to return home due to travel restrictions.

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