"Good for sport" - says Auger-Aliassime on Djokovic's return to tenins

Felix Auger-Aliassime gave a lengthy interview to Eurosport speaking about many topics including the return of Novak Djokovic.

The tournament in the Emirates witnessed the return of Novak Djokovic, who was competing in his first event of the season and first since he got deported from Australia last month. Speaking about the return, Auger said:

"I do think it's good for the sport at the end of the day. I mean, he's a great player to watch. And as long as he's playing, it's good for a sport that he steps on the court and competes with all of us. That is good for the sport."

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Asked spcifically about the vaccination question, Auger said:

“As for the vaccination, I think he really explained it well. At the end he is not the only one, everybody's free to do whatever they want and we need to respect that; we for sure know people either in our family sometimes or in our group of friends or circle that are not, they don't want to get the vaccine. But I think he really accepts what comes with it and I think that's correct. You have to be free in the world to do what you want and accept what comes with it. And for me, that's totally fine.”