The Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, third in the tennis world rankings, only wants to be vaccinated against Covid-19 if this should be made an obligation in professional tennis. At a press conference prior to the tournament in Cinicinnati, Ohio, the 23-year-old said:
“I am not vaccinated. Nobody told me anything. So far this is not mandatory. At some point I’ll have to get vaccinated, I’m sure of that. But so far it’s not mandatory to play tennis, so I haven’t done it before, ”said Tsitsipas.
The professional tennis umbrella organizations ATP and WTA recommend their members a Covid vaccination. The world number one Novak Djokovic had spoken out against compulsory vaccination for tennis professionals. The Serb left open whether he was vaccinated himself. The Swiss Roger Federer made public in mid-May that he had been vaccinated. Among other things, this has many advantages with the many trips that his job requires, according to the currently injured Federer.
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