In his first interview since being deported from Australia last month, Novak Djokovic reiterated his stance on not getting vaccinated against COVID-19 and said he would opt out of playing in future majors that would require him getting inoculated.
“Yes, that is the price that I’m willing to pay,” Djokovic told the BBC in a story published early Tuesday morning.
Djokovic, the No. 1 player in the world, was at the center of a global media firestorm and an international legal battle in January after receiving a medical exemption to play in the Australian Open and then having his visa revoked by the Australian government. Ultimately, he was forced to leave the country and was unable to defend his title at the year’s first Grand Slam.
Djokovic, 34, told the BBC he isn’t against vaccinations — “I have never said that I am part of that movement,” he noted — but believes in personal choice….
