Australian Open: Was Told Not To Ask Novak Djokovic About Vaccination, Reveals French Reporter
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Australian Open: Franck Ramella from L'Equipe sports daily spoke with Novak Djokovic on December 18, two days after the tennis star tested positive for Covid-19.
The French journalist who interviewed Novak Djokovic without knowing that the men's world number one had tested positive for coronavirus said he was told not to ask him about vaccination for the virus. Franck Ramella from L'Equipe sports daily spoke with the men's world number one in Belgrade on December 18, two days after the date Djokovic has stated he tested positive for Covid-19.
Ramella wrote: "The instructions were clear -- no questions about vaccination."
The journalist said the topic was clearly "very sensitive".
"So we didn't ask him if he had made efforts to get tested. If we had asked him, what would have been the point?"
Writing in the paper on Tuesday, Ramella said the L'Equipe photographer asked Djokovic to remove his mask for five minutes during the interview, but he refused.
