"He's been playing by his own rules" admits a very honest Tsitsipas on the Djokovic situation

Recently the ATP came out and said that the vast majority of ATP tennis players in the ATP 100 are vaccinated. The number stated is 97 which means that only 3 have not been vaccinated. The names of them are not known but asked about that Tsitsipas said:

“Two ways to look about it. Every single player, almost, the stats say that 98% of the players are fully vaccinated and have followed the rules. One side of it is that we have been very disciplined. On the other hand, a very small majority have followed a different path and aren’t playing by the rules; making the majority look like fools."

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Asked specifically about Djokovic, he said:

"For sure, he’s been playing by his own rules. He’s been doing something which not many tennis players have the guts to do especially after ATP announced certain criteria for players to enter the country. Not many would’ve thought to come to Australia unvaccinated or not following the protocols. It takes a lot of daring to do it and putting a Grand Slam at risk."

He further said:

“How I see it is that everyone has the freedom to choose and decide for themselves. If one sees it as not respecting the human race, it is upto anyone really. End of the day, your body is a very important machine. You have to protect it. You will feel not as safe as others (of getting vaccinated), then you should proceed accordingly."