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New Delhi: Tennis star Novak Djokovic has said that he is opposed to vaccination and doesnt like the idea of being required to get a coronavirus vaccine in order to return to playing.<\/p>\n
The 17-times Grand Slam singles title winner revealed his anti-vaxxer views during a Facebook chat with other Serbian athletes Sunday.<\/p>\n
Personally, I am opposed to vaccination, and I wouldnt want to be forced by someone to take a vaccine in order to be able to travel, he said.<\/p>\n
But if it becomes compulsory, what will happen? I will have to make a decision. I have my own thoughts about the matter, and whether those thoughts will change at some point, I dont know, the worlds no. 1 mens tennis player added.<\/p>\n
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, all tennis tournaments have been cancelled till mid-July. The Wimbledon, which is the biggest tennis event, has also been cancelled for the first time since World War II.<\/p>\n
There is no vaccination available for the coronavirus at present but health experts have said it is likely to be developed in about 12-18 months.<\/p>\n
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Djokovic is also known for his spiritualism. He had earlier sought the advice of a quantum healer a practitioner of a controversial form of medicine that relies on quantum physics to diagnose ailments as he was unsatisfied with popular medicine.<\/p>\n
His opposition to a surgery for his elbow injury also led to his split with his coach Andre Agassi in 2017 as he refused medical intervention and insisted on alternative, holistic treatments.<\/p>\n
Djokovic, however, underwent the operation in 2018 and told The Telegraph that he felt like he had failed himself every time he thought about the surgery.<\/p>\n
The tennis player is also said to believe in telepathy and telekinesis (intuition). I feel like [these] are the gifts from this higher-order, the source, the god, whatever, that allows us to understand the higher power and higher order in ourselves. We have the power to programme our subconscious, he had said.<\/p>\n
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