Djokovic Hopes COVID-19 Vaccine Will Not Become Compulsory for Players

Djokovic Hopes COVID-19 Vaccine Will Not Become Compulsory for Players
Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates his victory after the ATP 250 Serbia Open tennis tournament singles match against South Korea's Soonwoo Kwon at the Novak Tennis Center in Belgrade on April 21, 2021. Pedja Milosavljevic/AFP via Getty Images
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Novak Djokovic said he hopes it will not become mandatory for players to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to compete on the ATP circuit and that their freedom of choice should be supported.

The ATP earlier this month issued new guidelines saying players who have been vaccinated would not be considered a close contact of anybody testing positive. The governing body of men’s tennis also drew up an exemption list for players who have been vaccinated.