Under pressure Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley has promised a robust review into the Novak Djokovic debacle but has stopped short of saying that he has regrets.
Tiley said he had not spoken to the world No.1 since he was deported from Australia and that he was now firmly focused on delivering a quality Grand Slam event.
TODAY show’s Charles Croucher then asked Tiley if he would do things differently if he had his time again.
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“What we do every single year at the end of the Australian Open, we bring the entire team together,” Tiley said.
“We spend several weeks reviewing what we’ve done. What we did really well and what we can improve. All the relevant authorities can participate and have that review done.
“We get into planning for 2023. We do that every year…”
“In this circumstance that sounds like a yes,” Croucher interjected.
“Yes as far as a review.” Tiley replied.
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“Then we’ll be able to answer that more specifically once we’ve done that. Every single day, preparing for this event we knew we had to bring in so many people from around the world, over 100 countries in an environment that kept on changing.
“Even today conditions and rules and regulations are changing. That is where we constantly sought clarity. Our intention is doing the right thing and being safe. That won’t change. As I said every year we’ll look at it and be able to see what can be done differently or not.”
In a separate interview with the ABC, Tiley also denied reports that Djokovic was considering suing TA for $6 million over his “ill treatment.”
Djokovic’s visa cancellation means he is banned from Australia for three years but there are circumstances under which that can be waived.
The tennis boss was confident that the nine-time Australian Open champion would return to Melbourne next year.
“Yes. Obviously I think he’s got to play out this year but that will be his intention. At the end of the day he’s the No.1 player in the world and he loves the Australian Open.”
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