Djokovic says he is willing to sacrifice tournaments rather than get vaccinated against Covid

Tennis player

, who was deported from Australia in January for not being vaccinated against

, has stated that he would be willing to sacrifice

rather than be forced to be vaccinated, but has rejected being associated with the anti -Covid-19 movement.

vaccines.

In an interview with the British network BBC, the player stated that he supports a person's right to choose and that he has always been a defender of well-being and nutrition.

When asked if he would sacrifice tournaments like

or

, the tennis player replied: "yes, that's the price I'm willing to pay."

When asked why, he replied, "Because the principles of making decisions about my body are more important than any title or anything else. I'm trying to stay in tune with my body as much as possible."

In a wide-ranging interview, the first since being

in January,

addressed speculation about the timing of his positive for

in December and discussed his own attitude towards the

"I was never against vaccination," he tells the BBC, confirming that he had been vaccinated as a child, "but I have always supported the freedom to choose what you put in your body."

Djokovic

said he had "always been a great student of wellness, health, nutrition" and that his decision was influenced in part by the positive impact that factors such as changing his diet and sleep patterns had had on his abilities as an athlete. .

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