‘There Are No Winners in All of This’- Boris Becker Weighs in on Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open Controversy

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has been dealt with severe consequences on his visit to Australia this season. Due to certain complications on health grounds, the Serb was not allowed to compete at his most successful Major of the year, the Australian Open.

His former coach Boris Becker spoke on the subject and indicated that eventually no one really gained from the entire episode. However, Djokovic did suffer a setback and was on the losing end. 

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Former coach gives a genuine opinion on Novak Djokovic 

Becker felt that there was a lack of communication and that the Serb shouldn’t have been allowed to travel to Melbourne in the first place. At the end of the day, it was the rules are the same for all players and World No. 1 couldn’t be an exception. 

The German stated, “There are no winners in all of this, it was an awkward situation for everyone where Novak was the one who lost the most. The world would be a better place if we were all vaccinated, that’s for sure, but in the end, your life is your body, it’s your choice. I, being older, am going to get vaccinated, but for people who are younger and decide not to do it, it is not a reason to persecute them and tell them that they are worse people. I am not in that position.”

(Quotes translated using Google translate)

Coming to tennis, Djokovic is competing at the Dubai Tennis Championships. When he played his opening round match, which was his first this season, he was well received by the crowds. The atmosphere was surreal and towards the end in the manner he celebrated, one could sense how much it meant to him. 

He won his match against Italian youngster Lorenzo Musetti. He will be facing Russian player Karen Khachanov in the following round today. Although there will be a few tournaments in which the Serb won’t be able to participate, however, we wish him all the best for the upcoming matches and the remainder of the season.

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