Novak Djokovic likely to skip Australian Open because of vaccination duty, says father

The organizers of the year’s first Grand Slam have said that all players will have to be vaccinated to participate.

Djokovic has so far refused to reveal whether he is vaccinated and his father told Serbia’s TV Prva that the stance taken by Tennis Australia’s governing body on tennis players being vaccinated is similar to “blackmail”. “.

“Regarding vaccines and non-vaccines, it is each of us individually whether we are vaccinated or not. No one has the right to infringe on our intimacy,” B92 news site quoted Mr. Srdjan as saying.

“Under these conditions and blackmail, (Djokovic) probably won’t (play). I wouldn’t. And he’s my son, so you decide for yourself.”