Novak Djokovic: a poster boy for anti-vaxxers?

The reaction to his deportation from Australia was ‘predictably polarised’

A ‘Thanks Djoko’ placard at a demonstration against health passes and Covid-19 vaccines in Paris on 15 January
A ‘Thanks Djoko’ placard at a demonstration against health passes and Covid-19 vaccines in Paris on 15 January
(Image credit: Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP via Getty Images)

What a dramatic collision of sport and politics the Novak Djokovic saga has been, said Mary Dejevsky in The Independent. The world’s No. 1 male tennis player set off for Melbourne at the start of this month in the hope of defending his Australian Open title and securing the record 21st Grand Slam victory that would establish him as the most successful men’s player of all time.

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