The best tennis player in the world Novak Djokovic says he is not an "anti-vaccine", but also that he would rather miss the next major tournaments than receive a coronavirus vaccine.

The Serbian ace is ready to miss the big tournaments if mandatory vaccination is needed to participate in them. In the interview for "BBCHe said that was the price he was willing to pay.

- Yes, that's the price I'm willing to pay. I have never been against vaccines, I received them as a child, but I always supported the freedom to choose what you put in your body. The principles of decision making for my body are more important than any title. I try to be in harmony with my body as much as possible - said Djokovic.

And Nole hopes the pandemic will end soon…

- My mind is open when it comes to the possibility of being vaccinated in the future, because we all try to find the best solution when it comes to fighting covid-19. I repeat, I have never been against vaccination and I hope we all see the end of this virus. Nobody wants to be in this situation we have been in collectively for two years. I'm part of a global sport that is played every week in different locations. I understand the consequences of my decisions - are the words of Djokovic.

Australia admits cheating on Djokovic: Visa issued to him by man, not by computer

He also gave a more detailed description of how he felt while at the Migrant Hotel in Melbourne.

- I was very disappointed with everything that happened to me in Australia. It was not easy пример For example, the mistake of the visa document (where it was written that he did not travel just before leaving for Melbourne, but was in Spain, and the whole world knows that) was absolutely not intentional.

After all, that mistake was accepted and confirmed by the Federal Court, even by the Minister of Immigration himself. So what people probably do not know - I was not deported from Australia because I was not vaccinated, or because I broke some rules or because I made a mistake in my visa application. All of this, in fact, was approved and then confirmed by the Federal Court and the Minister of Immigration. The reason I was deported from Australia was that the Minister of Immigration (Alex Hawke) used his discretion to revoke my visa on the grounds that I could create an anti-vaccine feeling in the country or city, and I do not agree with that at all. - says ковиokovi..