Novak Djokovic could have come to rethink his position on vaccines and have agreed to receive the first guideline after Rafa Nadal ‘s victory at the Australian Open. This is what Daniel Müksch , the Serbian’s biographer, says, after having spoken with the environment of the ATP number one.
The one from Belgrade could not compete in the Australian Open after the three judges of the Federal Court unanimously endorsed the rights of the Minister of Immigration and withdrew Djokovic’s visa. The fact of not being vaccinated also left his possible participation in Roland Garros or the US Open in the air.
“If you get vaccinated, you can be here. You can play the Australian Open and anywhere. The world has already suffered enough not to follow the rules, “said Rafa Nadal in the midst of all the soap opera lived in the first weeks of January about the situation Novak Djokovic faced by not being vaccinated. The man from Manacor was not the only one who was clear in his statements and recalled that the requirement was simple: get vaccinated. That was what 90% of the players on the circuit had done, as well as the fans who attended the event, the organizers, the press, etc. Without exceptions.
Djokovic was unable to play the Australian Open after the Federal Court unanimously upheld the rights of the Immigration Minister and the visa of the Serbian tennis player, champion of nine editions of the Australian Grand Slam, was withdrawn. A hard blow for him and that could be repeated in a few months at Roland Garros and in some of the next big tournaments to be played in 2022 if he continued without getting vaccinated.
However, the latest events would have generated a change of position in Novak Djokovic . Rafa Nadal’s recent victory in Melbourne has made him the first male tennis player with 21 Grand Slam titles, thus undoing the triple tie he had with Federer and Djokovic. The Serbian, who has always shown his ambition to be recognized as the best in history, would have now seen how his stance against vaccines could spoil his plans and would have backed down.
“I think he is getting vaccinated”
“From what I have heard from his environment, I think he is getting vaccinated. Perhaps the final in Australia contributed. It may be that Rafa Nadal’s 21 Grand Slams are driving him to do it,” his biographer, the German Daniel Müksch, told the Austrian medium Heute .
With the current restrictions, Novak Djokovic was not guaranteed the possibility of playing the next Grand Slam tournaments such as Roland Garros or the US Open, while at Wimbledon it was somewhat easier, although a prior quarantine was necessary. Having seen how Nadal already has 21 crowns in his showcases could have made him back down and have agreed to get vaccinated to prevent the Spaniard from expanding the distance in what is his favorite tournament. Although, for now there is no confirmation of the tennis player -who claimed to have passed the COVID in December- only the suspicions of his biographer.
What is confirmed is Djokovic’s return to the circuit in the coming weeks, to compete in Dubai -from February 21 to 26-, a tournament that did not require being vaccinated nor is it required to enter the emirate.
