Novak Djokovic called the 'King of Stupidity' and blasted for being 'too arrogant'

Novak Djokovic has sensationally been slammed as the 'king of stupidity' and accused of being 'too arrogant' by former World No 1 Marcelo Rios. The Serb has endured a tough year and faces a battle to enter Grand Slams due to his stance on Covid vaccinations.

Djokovic is a strong sceptic of the vaccine and is yet to be jabbed. It meant that he was barred from Australia and unable to defend his Australian Open title in January.

The 34-year-old was also unable to play at Indian Wells or the Miami Open. He lost his place at the top of the ATP rankings to Daniil Medvedev in February but he has since retaken the spot.

That has not stopped former Australian Open winner Rios ripping into Djokovic, though. The Chilean did not hold back in his opinion of the 20-times Grand Slam champion, slamming him as the 'king of stupidity' and 'too arrogant'.

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Rios believes Djokovic is putting his stance on vaccines above becoming known as the greatest tennis player of all time. He told La Tercera in Spanish: "He is stupid, he's not going to be the best in history because of a vaccine. I had worries at first, but then I started travelling and I had to get it. I can understand being worried at first.

"I don't know what the reason is, but if you're trying to be the best in history and you're going to give up the race for some vaccines, you have to be the king of stupidity. I believe that at first it was out of fear, but now he is being too arrogant."

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In February, Djokovic told the BBC that he was willing to