Posted on 06/27/2022 5:56:03 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic knows that, as things stand now, Wimbledon will be his last Grand Slam tournament of 2022, because he will not be able to play in the U.S. Open — he has not received any COVID-19 shots and can’t enter the United States as an unvaccinated foreigner.
“That,” the 35-year-old from Serbia said Saturday at the All England Club, “is an extra motivation to do well here.”
Djokovic began this season tied with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer at 20 major championships, then the record for a man. But Djokovic’s decision not to get vaccinated led to his deportation from Australia before the Australian Open in January — and Nadal wound up winning that tournament to get his 21st.
Nadal then beat Djokovic in the quarterfinals at the French Open en route to earning his 22nd Slam title this month.
When Wimbledon starts on Monday, Djokovic will have the honor of opening play at Centre Court as the defending champion. He is seeded No. 1 and will be bidding for a fourth consecutive title at the All England Club and seventh overall.
“Hopefully I can have a very good tournament, as I have done in the last three editions. Then I’ll just have to wait and see. I would love to go to States. But as of today, that’s not possible,” said Djokovic, who has come down with COVID-19 twice. “There is not much I can do anymore. I mean, it’s really up to the U.S. government to make a decision whether or not they allow unvaccinated people to go into the country.”
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Survival instinct.
Good for him. He sets a good example.
A man with testicles. How profound.
Good for him. At least he sticks to his guns regardless of the cost to his putative glory. A person at his level of achievement is competing for reasons of vanity alone. There is more to life than chasing title #s 21-23.
I doubt he is avoiding much personal risk in refusing Covid vaccines, but I also doubt very much that Covid vaccines have any utility at this point, personally or collectively.
Exactly. He has nothing to prove. The tournaments he misses miss him more than the other way round.
The vaxx is not a vaxx that prevents you from catching Covid, and it’s for a variant that no longer exists, but governments want to exert compliance, they don’t actually care about health.
My favorite tennis player and electrical engineer are both Serbian.
Never thought I would write that sentence in my youth.
RE: My favorite tennis player and electrical engineer are both Serbian.
Who’s the Electrical Engineer?
Either Tesla, or perhaps EE’s dad!
I didn’t know foreigners couldn’t enter the country without being vaccinated. Very silly. Is that true for every state?
How dare you talk of electrical engineers! They’re so bad, they should be paying me big bucks to fix their stuff heh.
If you find a good one though, please let me know.
Nikola Tesla. I’m of Irish descent. 🍀
Nikola Tesla.
I always liked that guy.
Electrician?
Smart and right.
RE: Smart and right.
Why does the USA still require vaccination for foreign players when the UK and France don’t require them?
Heck, even unvaccinated NBA players are now allowed to play ( see Kyrie Irving ).
Total BS policy.
RE: Nikola Tesla.
Ahhh yes. The man is so much the favorite of a lot of folks that two Electric Vehicle companies were named after him. TESLA and NIKOLA ( Nikola Motors Company ).
“A man with testicles. How profound.”
A man who won’t let the vax cripple his testicles.
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