Aussie official rejects Novak Djokovic's vaccine blackmail claim

02 December,2021 08:46 AM IST |  Melbourne  |  AFP

The World No. 1 would be bidding for a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title in Melbourne in January, but he has refused to say if he has been jabbed against COVID-19

Novak Djokovic


Novak Djokovic is not being "blackmailed" by Australian Open organisers, a senior official said on Wednesday, insisting a requirement for players to be vaccinated was about safety.

The World No. 1 would be bidding for a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title in Melbourne in January, but he has refused to say if he has been jabbed against COVID-19. His father Srdjan told Serbian television on Sunday his son "probably won't" play the opening Grand Slam of the year over the mandatory inoculation rules.

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