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his 21st his zist 20 his 21st 20 pam shriver. time for a look at the weather with louise lear.rn scotland — that will allow those temperatures to fall away. but a bit more of a westerly feed driving in some cloud off the atlantic, bringing more moisture to the northwest of the great glen, maybe a spot or two of drizzle. that will hold temperatures up to around 4—6 celsius. further south, we've got clear skies, and so minus 2—3 not out of the question in rural parts as high pressure tends to build once again. so, there will be some frost around, eventually as we go through the week, there'll be some patchy fog as well. but generally, that quiet weather story with a good deal of dry weather is the one to cling onto. lots of sunshine across the bulk of the country for monday — we keep that cloud into the far north and west. temperatures, though, under light winds, dry and sunny after that chilly start, are likely to sit between 8—9 celsius. that's how it's looking, enjoy your week ahead. hello. this is bbc news. with me, annita mcveigh. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's

let's hear from the former professional tennis player pam shriver. >> we were all considering, what happenshe world number one, djokovic? will he realize it at the end of the day the vaccine is safe and good for him to continue his quest for tennis history? he has to somehow figure out, he has to take the vaccine. i don't see this year getting any easier for him to play anywhere. ros: we don't know where the countries other than australia will stop djokovic from playing considering he is unvaccinated. the next grand slam tournament is the french open, that is in may. on sunday, france approved a new vaccine pass law which means people will need proof of vaccination to enter public places. the french minister of sports says this will apply to all spectators or professional sportspeople. it added, as far as roland garros is concerned, the situation may change between now and then come and we hope it will be more favorable. we will see but there is no exemption. let's go back to belgrade where novak djokovic is home. our correspondent is also there. >> his return was quite low-key in the end.

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i spoke to pam shriver earlier, she thought the tournament was better off for djokovic not being thatjuster tennis stories? the only question would have _ tennis stories? the only question would have been _ tennis stories? the only question would have been for— tennis stories? the only question would have been for every - tennis stories? the only question would have been for every player| tennis stories? the only question l would have been for every player in the tournament, what do you think about djokovic playing. it is a remarkable story that has lasted for well over a week, proof indeed that public opinion can change political positions very quickly because there is clearly a u—turn by the australian government under the weight of the overwhelming backlash against allowing djokovic to have the these are in the first place, i think that was the biggest issue. questions to be asked by tennis australia,, the atp and so on, most importantly questions to be answered by novak djokovic. he knew what he was doing, he knew there was a requirement to be vaccinated, we know he is a noted anti—va

earlier, i spoke to the former us tennis champion pam shriver to find out what impact the expulsion coulde six days after the deadline, there'sjust test that came six days after the deadline, there's just been so many choices that he's made that i think while he's court record will always be the best, or among the best in the history of our sport, some of his off court decisions are questionable.— his off court decisions are questionable. his off court decisions are auestionable. , ., ., questionable. given how hard he fou~ht questionable. given how hard he fou . ht to questionable. given how hard he fought to defend _ questionable. given how hard he fought to defend his _ questionable. given how hard he fought to defend his title, - questionable. given how hard he fought to defend his title, how i questionable. given how hard he| fought to defend his title, how do you think he'll be feeling right now? �* , ., ., , now? he's got to be feeling horrendous _ now? he's got to be feeling horrendous on _ now? he's got to be feeling horrendous on all _ now? he's got to be feeling horrendous on a

the us tennis star pam shriver says the australian open will be a better tournament now the issue ists in a few hours down in melbourne and there are so many great storylines in tennis, drawers of 128 in the men's and women's side, given what has unfolded the last 11 days, unfolded the last 11 days — the distraction, the fact that andy murray getting to finals at sydney last week and winning at adelaide in his home city, some of the women's matches were played unbelievably well, yet guess what, the only thing talked about was the whole djokovic situation. so i think tennis is dying to get on with it, and it's really been very unfortunate chapter in professional major tennis history. so much has been overshadowed by all the controversy. should it have been allowed to get this far? no. in most of our opinion, the medical exemption was really shady from the start. the deadline was supposed to be september the 10th, and the other way you could get an exemption is pretty clear, and it was not because he tested positive. it's not about any medical panel, that's not who controls the borders

out front now, tennis hall of famer pam shriver, seven-time australian doubles champion who played oneen talking about this and now, here we are, djokovic the reigning men's singles champion, he is on the verge of a record 21 grand slam titles, now denied one in australia. how, you know -- and now, france has put that rule in. obviously, the u.s. has one for athletes. you have got the u.s. open. i mean, he's got a really big decision to make here, right? he -- he is -- his career will be over if he doesn't get vaccinated. >> that's right and we are talking about not only one of our greatest players, but one of our greatest tack tigzs who's used day to help his game in recent years because the use of data to improve your tennis game is out there to show the pattern and science of tennis. so i think it is time when novak kind of recovers and rests, he has got to look at the science and data of how the vaccine is helping the world fight this pandemic. and also, i think he has an opportunity, erin, to really be one of the vaccine skeptics to lead their way out, to see that it is the right

let's hear from the former professional tennis player pam shriver. she's been speaking to the bbc.r one. will he realised that the vaccine is safe and good to take? and for him to continue — safe and good to take? and for him to continue his quest for tennis history? — to continue his quest for tennis history? he has to somehow figure out he _ history? he has to somehow figure out he needs to take this vaccine because — out he needs to take this vaccine because i— out he needs to take this vaccine because i don't see this year getting — because i don't see this year getting easier for him to play anywhere. we don't know whether countries other than australia will stop novak djokovic from playing if he stays unvaccinated. the next grand slam tournament is the french open, played at roland garros in may. on sunday, as reuters reports, france approved a new vaccine pass law. people will need proof of vaccination to enter public places. the french sports ministry says: actually see them. he ended up going out through the diplomatic channel in belgrade airport, and then through an entra

former top tennis player pam shriver says the issue isn't yet resolved.pened, the court overturned the deportation, there are so many more. what will the minister do? your question about the athlete's mine, novak djokovic is known not only as being the greatest tennis player, but also mentally so strong. but this is his biggest test ever. if he is allowed to compete, five days have been taken away from his training. he will have the most negative crowd that he has ever played before. and he has been booed many times, not only in melbourne that the us open when he was going to the calendar year grand slam. this is a very polarising athlete, even before this whole controversy came up. i do think the question surrounding his covid test, positive test of december the 16th and then his actions publicly in the days that followed, just something is not measuring up. it really kind of smells a bit stale. he is such an amazing athlete, both physically and mentally, and he will be even more determined, if he is allowed to play, to try and win his tenth straight ope

let's speak to pam shriver. she was a top top player. as you probably know. it affect his performance in the australian open, assuming he's allowed to stay there and play. i agree with alexander, there are so many questions, even though we know one big thing that happened, the court has overturned the deportation. what will the minister do? your question about the athlete, novak djokovic is known as being the greatest tennis player but also mentally so strong. this is his biggest test ever. if he is allowed to compete in the five days have been taken away from his training. he's going to have the most negative crowd that he's ever played before, and he has been booed many times not only in melbourne but at the us open when he was going to the calendar year grand slam. this is a polarising athlete, even before this whole controversy came out, and i do think the questions surrounding his cove and test positive test of december 16 and then his actions publicly in the days that followed, something is not measuring up. it's really kind of smells a bit.— really kin