Novak Djokovic said he was prepared to miss the French Open, Wimbledon and other tournaments if he was required to get a coronavirus vaccine to compete.
In an interview with the BBC that aired on Tuesday, the Serbian tennis star said he believed in having the freedom to choose whether to get vaccinated and that the ability to make the decision about what goes into his body was “more important than any title, or anything else.”
Mr. Djokovic said he understood that his vaccination status meant that he was “unable to travel to most of the tournaments at the moment,” but, he added, “That is the price that I’m willing to pay.