Unvaccinated players,according to Victorian state premier Daniel Andrews, are unlikely to be granted a visa to enter Australia, and if they are, they will be required to spend the entire two weeks in quarantine.
Victoria has enacted a vaccination requirement for professional athletes, however officials have yet to specify what that requirement would be ahead of next year's grand slam in Melbourne.
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Though the state can set its own vaccine restrictions, Andrews believes the federal government will eventually decide whether or not unvaccinated players are permitted to enter the country.
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Novak Djokovic, the world No. 1 in men's tennis, has once again refused to reveal if he has been vaccinated, bristling at the topic.
Andrews further stated that the immunisation requirements will not be confined to only professional tennis players.
On Tuesday, he told reporters, "I don't believe an unvaccinated tennis player is going to receive a visa to come into this country.”
If they do receive a visa, they'll most likely have to quarantine for a few weeks while none of the other players will.
"AFL players are required to get vaccinated, but they are Australians, not foreigners.
"No other tennis player, golfer, or Formula One driver, I believe, will be able to obtain a visa to enter the country.
"Professional sport is on that list of authorised workers, and they must be vaccinated twice.”
It comes after world No. 1 Djokovic was questioned on Monday about his prospects of retaining his title in January at Melbourne Park.
"Things being what they are, I'm still not sure if I'll go to Melbourne," Djokovic told the Serbian daily Blic online.
"I will not divulge whether or not I have been vaccinated because it is a personal concern and an intrusive question.
"People nowadays go too far in their freedom to ask inquiries and pass judgement on others.
"They will take advantage of whatever you say, whether it's yes, no, maybe, I'm thinking about it.”