2020 has seen the world number one tennis player express anti-vaxxer views, catch Covid-19 and form a breakaway player’s group.
in an angry exchange with the chair umpire Damien Dumusois and then tapped him twice on the shoe, later saying:"You made yourself famous in this match. Great job. Especially in the second one. Great job.
" Facing a A$30,000 fine for touching a match official, Djokovic apologized after the game saying, “Of course, I'm not happy I touched the chair umpire,” but insisted it was a “friendly touch.”As the coronavirus pandemic put a stop to all major global sports including Tennis, the Serbian star once again courted controversy byanti-vaxxer views in a T.V. interview in his home country stating: “Personally I am opposed to vaccination and I wouldn’t want to be forced by someone to take a vaccine in order to be able to travel,” adding that he will “have to make a decision” if the vaccine is made compulsory. He later released a statement saying that he wasn’t an expert on the issue and was “keeping an open mind.”a tennis tournament in the Balkans even as other major sporting events around the world remained shut due to the pandemic. Djokovic, his wife Jelena, three other players, three coaches and one player's pregnant wife, got infected and tested positive for Covid-19, leading to the competition—which hadpacked stands—getting canceled. Djokovic issued a statement after the cancellation saying sorry the tournament"caused harm," however, a few weeks later, he struck a more combative tone saying the"malicious" criticism he had faced was unfair and that he had been the victim of a"witch hunt".On the eve of the U.S. Open, Djokovic led a group of male players including Vasek Pospisil and John Isner in resigning from the ATP Player Council toProfessional Tennis Players Association, which claimed it would help players “have their voices heard.” Djokovic was not followed by fellow top stars including Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who sided with the ATP’s call for “unity” and Andy Murray who cited the absence of female players behind his decision to not join. The move to form a player’s body without any women players led to
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