Novak Djokovic has defended his controversial staging of the Adria Tour and claimed: “I would do it again”. And the world No.1 has questioned the potential effectiveness of any Covid-19 vaccine and said he would not be forced to take it.
The Serbian superstar will return to ATP action for the first time since lockdown – and catching the coronavirus - at this weekend's Western & Southern Open in Flushing Meadow before the US Open on August 31.
The world No.1 will be the hot favourite to win his 18th Grand Slam title after the withdrawals of Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer.
And Djokovic, who revealed he only decided to compete last week, will be paying for his own security in a rented house to stay away from the player's hotel in New York.