Maybe you always thought Novak Djokovic was a bit strange, a bit lacking in an authentic personality. Maybe it was the hair-helmet that helped with that not-quite-human impression. But you probably didn't have him down as an out-and-out, even potentially dangerous, weirdo.
For a time at least, he got deep into cosmology and the search for spiritual truths, and dabbled in Buddhism. Not so very strange, perhaps. Put it down to a mid-life crisis, or an inability to spend all his money. But at a recent mid-COVID-19 interview, he laid bare his strong anti-vaccination views. "Personally, I am opposed to vaccination, and I wouldn't want to be forced by someone to take a vaccine in order to be able to travel." He adds he may (or may not) have to re-consider his views if a COVID-19 vaccination becomes a requirement for major tennis tournaments, as it may well do.
Well, that's pretty definitive. It's not clear if he's worried about contracting autism, or if he feels that someone would be stealing his soul, but that's a full-on anti-science stance from a guy with a lot of influence. I'm not sure we actually need or want to know too much more about Novak Djokovic.
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