Whereas the lads’s ATP Tour has publicly inspired gamers to get vaccinated, the 23-year-old Greek is amongst those that nonetheless have reservations.
“Nobody has instructed me something. Nobody has made it a compulsory factor to be vaccinated,” he instructed reporters, when requested if he would search a vaccine whereas competing within the U.S.
“Sooner or later I must, I am fairly certain about it, however up to now it hasn’t been obligatory to compete, so I have not achieved it, no,” added Tsitsipas, who acquired a first-round bye within the Masters 1000 match in Cincinnati.
He reached the French Open closing in June however suffered a shock, first-round exit at Wimbledon, the place he instructed reporters he discovered it difficult to reside and compete within the Covid-19 “bubble.”
The Covid-19 vaccine has divided opinion inside tennis.
World No.1 Novak Djokovic mentioned in April he hoped the Covid-19 vaccine wouldn’t grow to be obligatory for gamers to compete and has declined to reply questions concerning his personal vaccination standing.
