2023-12-11 13:42:43
At 36, Novak Djokovic has seen all the colors during his career, but the experience of his house arrest, then his expulsion from Melbourne due to non-vaccination with Covid 19 two years ago remains all in all. top of the list of bad memories of the Serb.
“The whole world was against me,” he told the CBS show 60 Minutes. I was declared as a global super villain. I have experienced this kind of situation on the tennis courts with audiences who perhaps did not support me, but I had never experienced this in my life. I am neither anti-vaccine nor pro-vaccine, I am for the freedom to choose. »
Proof that Djokovic has not completely digested this mishap, although he erased the affront from the following edition, by dominating Stefanos Tsitsipas in Melbourne during the 2023 final (6-3, 7-6, 7-6 ).
“I was basically declared as a villain of the world,” Djokovic says after a political firestorm about his unwillingness to get a COVID vaccination led to his deportation during last year’s Australian Open. pic.twitter.com/YODLF44soL
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) December 11, 2023
Thanks to the interview, the Serbian champion wanted to put an end to the idea, false according to him, which would like him to feed on the hostility shown by the spectators in the stands. “Some people even think today that I’m a better player if the fans are against me, that’s not true. I of course prefer to play with the crowd behind me, it’s much simpler”
Winner of his first major in Melbourne in 2008 (at the expense of Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final), and ten times crowned in Australia in total, the record holder for Grand Slam victories – 24 titles – has obviously not completely turned the page on the affront suffered two years ago.
However, Djokovic, author of a breathtaking 2023 season finished at 1st place in the world, with successes at Melbourne, Roland-Garros, the US Open and at the Masters, will put his title back on the line in a month.
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