Novak Djokovic at the Serbian Open, April 24, 2021. – NEW CHINA / SIPA
Novak Djokovic hoped on Friday on the sidelines of the Belgrade tournament that vaccination against the coronavirus would not become compulsory for players on the ATP circuit, without revealing whether it was going to be done. “I am still a supporter of freedom of choice,” he said on a video conference after his victory in the quarterfinals.
“I think it is a private thing”
The world number 1, who had in the past opposed vaccination, refused to answer the question of whether he was going to be vaccinated. “I will keep my decision to myself, I think it is a private, intimate thing (…) I do not want to be labeled as someone who is for or against vaccination,” he said. he argues at an online press conference. ” I hope that [la vaccination] will not become mandatory, ”he added.
Last June, Djokovic, 33, and several other players contracted the coronavirus during the “Adria tour” charity tournament he organized in Belgrade and which ended in a fiasco.