Novak Djokovic says he may reconsider his anti-vaccination stand

vak Djokovic has reiterated he is against taking an anti-coronavirus vaccination if it becomes mandatory to travel once pandemic subsides, but says he's open to changing his mind. top-ranked Djokovic said in a statement emailed to Associated Press on Tuesday, ''Personally I am opposed to vaccination against COVID-19 in order to be able to travel. But if it becomes compulsory, I will have to make a decision wher to do it or t. This is my current feeling, and I don't kw if it will change, but it really influences my profession.

Djokovic may reconsider his stand

A vaccine hasn't been me yet, but some such as Amelie Mauresmo have said world tennis tours shouldn't restart until re is one. Djokovic caused a stir in a live Facebook chat with fellow Serb players on Sunday when he said that if a vaccination was compulsory when tours resume n he wouldn't want to be forced by someone to take it. In his statement on Tuesday, Djokovic said many tennis players and or athletes have asked him for his opinion on this situation.

I have expressed my views because I have right to and I also feel responsible to highlight certain essential topics that are concerning tennis world," he said. Djokovic and his wife Jelena vocate natural healing and t vaccinations, and said that like rest of world, he was a bit confused."  I am expert, but I do want to have an option to choose what's best for my body," he said. 

I am keeping an open mind, and I'll continue to research this topic because it is important and it will affect all of us."  Prominent Serbian epidemiologist Predrag Kon, a member of state team fighting spre of COVID-19, said Djokovic should t have me anti-vaccination statements because of his huge public influence in his native Balkan country. Djokovic won Australian Open in January for his 17th grand slam singles title, and ATP suspended its tour in March because of global virus outbreak. 

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