Rafael Nadal takes swipe at Novak Djokovic over Australian Open quarantine letter

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Rafael Nadal has criticised Novak Djokovic because the world No 1’s efforts to help Australian Open stars in quarantine became public. Djokovic wrote a letter to tournament director Craig Tiley asking for an improvement of conditions.

Three chartered planes full of Australian Open players and staff were forced to quarantine after landing because positive coronavirus tests were returned from a few people on board.

Some tennis stars took to social media to complain about the conditions of their food and accommodation in Melbourne.

Djokovic attempted to stand up for his peers by writing a list of suggestions to tournament boss Tiley.

Criticism has been placed on other top players for not standing up for the masses.

However, Nadal has hit back by taking a swipe at Djokovic by claiming he has attempted to help in private.

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“We all try to help each other,” the Spaniard told ESPN.

“Some need to make public all they do to try to help others, while some of us do it privately without publishing our calls or making propaganda with it.”

Djokovic, Nadal and a select group of top tennis stars are quarantining in Adelaide instead of Melbourne.

And Nadal has taken a shot at those who have have the bigger rooms in Melbourne.

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“It is understandable, respectable. Where is the line of privileges? I have a different view,” Nadal added.

“Here in Adelaide our conditions have been better than most of the conditions in Melbourne, but some Melbourne players have larger rooms where they can perform physical activities, others smaller rooms where they cannot have contact with their coach or physical trainer. Where is the line?

“It is a matter of ethics, of which each one has his opinion.

“I have not heard any Melbourne players complain that they have a better room or about those who have been confined without being able to train.

“I have not seen those who complain so much about our conditions in Adelaide say, ‘Why are there not equal conditions, now we will all go without training’.

“You always look up, always complain about a disadvantageous position.”

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