Camila Sosa
One of the news of the moment in international tennis involves Novak Djokovic, who will finally be able to defend his title at Wimbledon 2022, despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19.
“The requirements set out by government to enter the UK do not include mandatory vaccination,” Sally Bolton, executive director of the All England Club, said of the vaccine measure that once prevented the Serb from playing the Australian Open, in addition to the Indian Wells and Miami Masters 1000, in the first quarter of the 2022 season of the ATP.
Thus, the current #1 in the tennis world will be one of the great favorites at the British Grand Slam, which this year will be held between June 27 and July 10.
It is important to remember that the 34-year-old Serb has just lost the final of the ATP 250 in Belgrade to Andrey Rublev, in what was his first event on clay courts ahead of Roland Garros, where he will be looking to equal his 21 titles to Rafael Nadal in Grand Slam tournaments.
However, it’s not all good news for the grass-court championship, as eight-time champion Roger Federer will definitely be absent from this year’s event after losing in the 2021 quarterfinals to Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz. The Swiss is expected to return to the courts for the ATP 250 in Basel in October.
Novak Djokovic’s Titles and Achievements at Wimbledon
“Nole” has been one of the great winners at Wimbledon in recent years, accumulating an impressive 6 titles at the “Tennis Cathedral.”
The tennis player who, in less than a month will reach the age of 35, won the champion trophy of this Grand Slam on 6 occasions (2011, 2014, 2015, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2021).
Thanks to his superlative performances during his career as a professional tennis player, Djokovic has managed to earn $154,756,726 in earnings, making him one of the highest paid tennis players in history.
