Djokovic is ready to pay the price for not vaccinating

 Djokovic is ready to pay the price for not vaccinating


World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic said he is ready to give up the opportunity to win more Grand Slams because of his stance on the Covid-19 vaccine.

Novak Djokovic is facing the possibility of being banned from a series of major tournaments coming up, including the Indian Wells and Miami Masters in March, the French Open in May and Wimbledon in July. However, the Serbian tennis player. willing to let go.


"Yes, that's the price I'm willing to pay," Djokovic said without hesitation, in an interview with the BBC about the possibility of attending tournaments without changing his decision to vaccinate.



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Djokovic is about to compete at the Dubai Open from February 21. Photo: Reuters.

Djokovic is having the 360th week of being number one in the world. However, he did not get off to a good start to 2022, when he was deported from Australia for not being vaccinated. Since being deported, the Serbian star has always remained tight-lipped, until receiving an exclusive interview with the BBC.


"I've never been against vaccinations, but have always been for the freedom to choose what my body takes in. My body is more important than anything else. I've never been against vaccinations. . I understand that globally, everyone is trying their best to prevent this virus and hopefully end the pandemic soon," Djokovic said.


The Serbian tennis player also refused to comment on having Covid-19 at the end of December 2021 before flying to Australia. At that time, the code scan on his test paper again came back negative, before changing it to positive.


"I understand there's a lot of criticism and people have different theories about how lucky I was and how favorable I was. But no one is lucky to have Covid-19. Millions of people are still struggling. I really don't like someone thinking I abused something so I could get a positive PCR test and go to Australia," Djokovic said.


According to the schedule, Djokovic will attend the Dubai Open starting next week. England could lose the world number one if Danill Medvedev wins Acapulco at the end of February.

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