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Corona theater about tennis star: Boris Becker defends Novak Djokovic - "Done nothing forbidden"

2022-01-14T21:59:39.078Z


Corona theater about tennis star: Boris Becker defends Novak Djokovic - "Done nothing forbidden" Created: 01/14/2022, 10:49 p.m By: Patrick Mayer Novak Djokovic's coach from 2013 to 2016: Boris Becker (left), here with the tennis star from Serbia. © IMAGO / AAP Boris Becker jumps to the side of Novak Djokovic after his corona exclusion from the Australian Open. He now sees a great opportunity


Corona theater about tennis star: Boris Becker defends Novak Djokovic - "Done nothing forbidden"

Created: 01/14/2022, 10:49 p.m

By: Patrick Mayer

Novak Djokovic's coach from 2013 to 2016: Boris Becker (left), here with the tennis star from Serbia.

© IMAGO / AAP

Boris Becker jumps to the side of Novak Djokovic after his corona exclusion from the Australian Open.

He now sees a great opportunity for Alexander Zverev in Melbourne.

Munich/Melbourne – He himself was twice the winner of the Australian Open: Boris Becker won the Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne in 1991 and 1996.

On top of that.

The 54-year-old from Baden also led Novak Djokovic to triumph "Down Under" in 2015 and 2016 as coach.

The collaboration lasted three years, Becker knows the Serbian superstar inside out.

Novak Djokovic/Australian Open: Boris Becker defends unvaccinated tennis star

The man who has caused a stir in the past few days, not only in the tennis world.

It turned out that the 34-year-old was not vaccinated against the corona virus.

With an alleged special permit, he still traveled to Australia, although strict rules apply on the continent in the global pandemic.

Most recently, however, Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke withdrew Djokovic's visa in a veritable farce after Djokovic had prevailed in court at first instance.

As of Friday evening, January 14, it was unclear whether he would still be allowed to compete at the Australian Open.

Somehow.

There are many people who share Novak's view.

Boris Becker on the unvaccinated Djokovic

Becker also joined the heated debate on the same day.

The Leimener defended his former protégé, but still urgently advised him to get a corona vaccination.

“If you don’t get vaccinated, that doesn’t automatically make you a bad person.

I got vaccinated and boosted, but I'm also in my fifties," said the 54-year-old in an interview with the

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ / behind a payment barrier)

: "There are many people who share Novak's view , trust in their strong immune system and maybe have a different view of the world.

As a democratic society, we should also allow these other opinions.”

Novak Djokovic/Australian Open: Ex-trainer Boris Becker advises corona vaccination

In the meantime it has been shown, said Becker, “that despite three vaccinations you can also become infected and pass on the disease.

That's the devilish thing: There is no best solution, only a temporary one.

Novak made a different choice than me and the majority of people.

But he didn't do anything illegal."

Nevertheless, Becker warned: If Djokovic wants to continue to focus on tennis, he has to make changes, the six-time Grand Slam winner said in an interview with the

FAZ

: "That's why my opinion would be: 'Novak, try to see that it's easier for you to be vaccinated will be.'

I don't know if he does that."

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Boris Becker also said that Djokovic was "a wonderful character". "He loves his family more than anything, he loves his home country Serbia more than anything, he still has friends from before that he hasn't forgotten. He has many human qualities that you don't really know. He's an incredible fighter," said the German tennis icon about his former student: "If anyone had the chance to win the Australian Open under these conditions, it would be Djokovic. I belong to the extended part of his family - I think he at least belongs to me. We have spent many private, intimate, incredibly great moments together, that has welded us together. That doesn't mean we always agree: I got vaccinated, I have different political views, but we're very close as people."

Novak Djokovic/Australian Open: Boris Becker sees a chance for Alexander Zverev

Becker believes that if the Serbs are ruled out, a German tennis ace could benefit from it.

He told the

FAZ

: "Sascha Zverev indeed has a great chance of winning his first Grand Slam title and he can become number one in the world."

(pm)

Source: merkur

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