3 Stefanos Tsitsipas said he would get the COVID-19 vaccine as long as it became mandatory to compete in tennis.
While the men’s ATP Tour has publicly encouraged players to urge vaccinated, the 23-year-old is among those that still have reservations.
“No one has told me anything.
nobody has made it a compulsory thing to be vaccinated,” the Greek player told reporters when asked whether he would seek a vaccine while competing within the U.
S.
“At some point i will be able to need to , I’m pretty sure about it, but thus far it hasn’t been mandatory to compete, so i have never done it, no,” he said.
Tsitsipas received a first-round bye within the Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati.
He reached the French Open final in June but suffered a shocking first-round exit at Wimbledon, where he told reporters he found it challenging to measure and compete within the COVID-19 bubble.
The COVID-19 vaccine has divided opinion within tennis.
World No.
1 Novak Djokovic said in April he hoped the COVID-19 vaccine wouldn’t become mandatory for players to compete and has declined to answer questions regarding his own vaccination status.
However, fellow 20-time slam winners Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal feel that athletes got to play their part to urge life back to some sort of normality.
Federer said in May that he received the Pfizer vaccine, while Nadal said: “The only answer of this nightmare is vaccination.
Our responsibility as citizenry is to simply accept it.
“I know there’s a percentage of individuals who will suffer from side effects, but the consequences of the virus are worse.
” Spectators won’t be allowed to attend qualifying rounds at this month’s U.
S.
Open due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the us Tennis Association said last week.
The USTA previously said it might allow full fan capacity for the most a part of the tournament.
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