LONDON: Andy Murray said Tuesday that tennis players should be required to have a coronavirus vaccination before they are allowed to take part in tournaments.
With the 2021 tennis schedule facing inevitable issues with the Covid-19 pandemic, three-time Grand Slam winner Murray hopes the long-awaited vaccine will be available by the spring and that a compulsory programme is rolled out within tennis.
“I think that probably should be the case. I would hope that all the players would be willing to do that for the good of the sport — providing everything has proved to be safe, clinical trials and everything have been done and there are not any significant side-effects,” Murray said.
World number one Novak Djokovic generated headlines earlier this year for anti-vaccination comments.
He later said that he was not against vaccinations but did not like the idea of being forced to have one.
Murray admitted it would difficult to force players to take a vaccine, but he hopes common sense…
With the 2021 tennis schedule facing inevitable issues with the Covid-19 pandemic, three-time Grand Slam winner Murray hopes the long-awaited vaccine will be available by the spring and that a compulsory programme is rolled out within tennis.
“I think that probably should be the case. I would hope that all the players would be willing to do that for the good of the sport — providing everything has proved to be safe, clinical trials and everything have been done and there are not any significant side-effects,” Murray said.
World number one Novak Djokovic generated headlines earlier this year for anti-vaccination comments.
He later said that he was not against vaccinations but did not like the idea of being forced to have one.
Murray admitted it would difficult to force players to take a vaccine, but he hopes common sense…