Novak Djokovic (34) and the never-ending topic of his non-vaccination.
At the beginning of the week, the tennis star explained to the BBC that he would rather not have great tennis successes at the French Open or Wimbledon than be vaccinated against Corona.
Djokovic: “I’m not against vaccinations – but I’m willing to give up titles if vaccinations are required of me.”
The airline Ryanair responded to this strange and contradictory sentence with humor, writing on Twitter: “We are not an airline, but we fly planes.” The tweet has now collected more than 180,000 likes, the other Twitter posts by the airline have one much less range.
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Djokovic even admitted to being vaccinated as a child in an interview with the BBC. But he wants the freedom to decide what goes into his body. The world number one left a back door open: Because he could imagine getting vaccinated in the future, “because we all have to try together to find the best possible solution to end Covid”.
Djokovic’s departure in mid-January before the Australian Open had taken on the proportions of a state affair. He had to leave Down Under after failing to appeal the annulment of his visa in federal court. Australia has strict corona rules. Only fully vaccinated people are allowed to enter. The Serb spoke of having a medical exemption because he had recovered from corona disease.
Djokovic’s rival Rafael Nadal (35), who celebrated his 21st Grand Slam victory, finally triumphed in Melbourne. The Spaniard has one more than Djokovic and Roger Federer (40).
Next week Djokovic will return to the ATP Tour. Then comes the tournament in Dubai (February 21-26) in the United Arab Emirates. It will be Djokovic’s first appearance this year. A negative PCR test is required to take part in the competition. The tennis professionals do not have to be vaccinated against Corona.
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