Novak Djokovic willing to miss tournaments, including Grand Slamsbefore receiving a vaccine against the covid-19as he has confessed in an interview arranged with the BBC and made public this Tuesday. The world number 1 assures that he is not anti-vaccines and does not want to be associated with this movement. “I have never been against vaccinations,” he has said, confirming that he had received vaccinations as a child.
“I understand that in the world we are trying to make a great effort to manage this virus […] But I’ve always supported the freedom to choose what you put on your body.” Djokovic. Given the possibility that his decision will prevent him from participating in tournaments such as Wimbledon or Roland-Garros, Djokovic assures that he is willing “to pay that price”.
To the specific question of whether he would be willing to give up the opportunity to become, statistically, the best player in history, losing the opportunity to win new Grand Slams, the answer of Djokovic it is forceful. “Yes”.
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Novak Djokovic :
1) Is willing to sacrifice the opportunity to statistically become the greatest of all time due to vaccine mandate
2) Is willing to skip Wimbledon & French Open
3) Attempts to distances himself from the anti-vax community pic.twitter.com/pp4UCvfibM
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The Serbian tennis player also explains the situation he experienced in Australia, where he was expelled from the country but I thought I had a medical exemption against Covid-19 to be able to participate in the Australian Open. “I understand the criticism, I understand that people have come up with different theories about how lucky I was (to have Covid in December) or how convenient it was. But no one is lucky or it suits them to get Covid. I take this very seriously. I am really sad and disappointed with how it ended for me in Australia, it wasn’t easy.”
The world number 1, who this Monday has added 360 weeks at the top of the ATP rankings, is registered to participate in the Dubai tournament that begins on February 21 and where it is not necessary to be vaccinated and is also on the previous list of players registered for the Masters 1,000 in Indian Wells, although in that case, if the measures do not change health regulations in the United States, which require vaccination, will not be able to play.