Cologne (SID) – Boris Becker hopes, despite the entry restrictions for unvaccinated players, that Novak Djokovic will participate in the Australian Open next spring. “I hope that Novak stays clear and realizes that he has a huge chance of reaching the 21st Grand Slam title in Melbourne,” said the 53-year-old on the Eurosport podcast “Das Yellow vom Ball”: “He won the Australian Open nine times – why not ten times? “
There is currently a big question mark behind the 34-year-old Serb, who, together with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, is the record champion at the Grand Slams. “I don’t know if I’ll fly to Australia,” the world number one said last. Djokovic does not want to disclose his vaccination status. Meanwhile, the Australian state of Victoria reiterated its resounding no to the entry of unvaccinated tennis professionals.
“We tennis players are free spirits and do not like to be forced into anything. But laws are the same for everyone,” said Becker, who is surprised by the number of unvaccinated tennis professionals. “If you look around the world, the number of people who have been vaccinated is getting higher and higher? I think that’s positive,” said the six-time Grand Slam winner: “The athlete has to grab his own nose and say: If I mean If you want to continue exercising, then sooner or later this will mean that I will have to be vaccinated or I will not be able to do my sport. “
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