The Austrian, who has not played since suffering the injury at the Mallorca Open in June, was unable to defend his US Open title this year.
US tennis player Coco Gauff had tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing her to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics.
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews has said his government will not apply for travel permits to allow unvaccinated tennis players to compete at the Australian Open in the state.
After winning the U.S open, Emma Raducanu announced that she would no longer be working with former Davis Cup player Andrew Richardson.
The 25-year-old, Ashleigh Barty, has not played since she was knocked out in the third round at the U.S. Open in September.
Novak Djokovic is undoubtedly among the all-time greats of tennis. But his COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is both off-putting and dangerous.
Serena Williams has remained a force in the sport of tennis since she made her debut and, even now, remains the woman to beat on the WTA tour.
Having already missed the Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics, the four-time US Open champion will also miss the final Grand Slam of the year.
Pete Sampras set the record for most Grand Slam wins before the arrival of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
With many big names pulling out of the Tokyo Olympics, the Serbian was expected to walk away with the gold medal, but Alexander Zverev had other ideas.