Novak Djokovic: Goran Ivanisevic says suggestions the Serb is a 'leader' of the anti-vax movement are wrong

Goran Ivanisevic has hit back at critics who suggest that Novak Djokovic is the leader of an anti-vax movement. Djokovic was deported ahead of the Australian Open in January due to his unvaccinated status. Australia's Immigration Minister Alex Hawke argued his decision to cancel Djokovic's visa for a second time was due to fears the Serb would stoke anti-vax sentiments.

Ad/> The 21-time Grand Slam winner is also set to miss the US Open next month. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) have confirmed they will follow the rules set out by the US government which states you cannot enter America unless you have been vaccinated for Covid-19. Djokovic hopes the government will change their stance.

Laver CupDjokovic joins Murray, Federer and Nadal in European dream team at Laver Cup22/07/2022 AT 07:45 Ivanisevic, who has been coaching Djokovic since 2019, says it is «wrong» to label the Serb as a leading figure for anti-vaccinated people. “I don’t know about the US Open [entry], it’s difficult,” Ivanisevic told Croatian newspaper Slobodna Dalmacija ahead of the Croatia Open this week. “I am more optimistic that I will get an invitation and win Umag than that they will let him to the US Open.

“They don’t ask for vaccination there, but as a country they are closed to the unvaccinated, for now he can’t enter the country. «I respect and appreciate him, he made a decision that he will not change. »When they proclaim him to be a leader, to have a bad influence on people, that is wrong.