Novak Djokovic’s interview with the BBC was the first longer interview the Serb gave after his exclusion from. Let us recall that an unvaccinated Serb was deported from Australia on January 16, a few hours before the start of the Grand Slam event. He has not spoken on the matter since then. He just made a brief statement saying that “he is disappointed but I respect the court’s ruling”.
The Australian Open ended in a win to take up their 21st Grand Slam title. So he has one more trophy than Djokovic. According to Daniel Muksch, author of the Serb biography, the tennis player planned to get vaccinated. Nadal’s victory was to fuel him and motivate him to accept the vaccine. Without her, the task of catching up with the Spaniard would be difficult. Djoković may not be allowed to participate in other Grand Slam tournaments. His performance in
Djoković still does not want to be vaccinated. “I’ve never been against vaccinations, but …”
Now it turned out, however, that Djoković took a completely different position. In an interview with the BBC, he said he was not going to get vaccinated. At the same time, he realizes that he may lose several tournaments by this. – This is a price I am willing to pay. The rules for making decisions about my body are more important than any title or anything else. I try to be in tune with my body as much as I can. I have never been against vaccinations, but I have always advocated the freedom to choose what you take into your body, argues the Serb.
Djokovic added that he understands that the whole world is putting a lot of effort into fighting the virus and hopes that the pandemic will end soon. He also added that he should not be included in the group of anti-vaccines. He also said that he is not completely closed to the possibility of receiving the vaccine and that he may decide to vaccinate in the future.
Novak Djokovi is the leader of the ranking. The Serb intends to return to the game in Dubai on February 21, and then perform at Indian Wells, where he has already won five times. Last week, the organizers published the list of applications for this year’s edition of the tournament. Novak Djoković is on the list of names, but his performance will be threatened again. In order to enter the US, foreigners must show their vaccination status on. Only a few are an exception, but it is possible that, unlike Australians, Americans will treat the Serb leniently. In this matter, however, nothing is certain, especially when we read the announcement of the tournament organizers.
“The guidelines for players are governed by protocols established by the WTA and ATP, as well as restrictions adopted by the US government on vaccination of travelers to,” reads part of the announcement.
Source: Sport
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