Novak Djokovic has been in the limelight ever since his vaccination saga in Melbourne. The ATP World No. 1 was deported from Australia, because of his vaccination status. Following the unfortunate circumstances in Australia, Djokovic recently opened up in an interview with the BBC. His comments took the world by surprise as he stated that he is willing to lose out on titles, but won’t change his stance about the vaccine. 

Reacting to his statement, star coach Patrick Mouratoglou expressed his views on the subject. Even though Mouratoglou seemed surprised by Novak’s statement, he still supported the Serbian, calling it an “extremely powerful” decision. 

Patrick Mouratoglou reacts to Djokovic’s interview

Novak Djokovic recently spoke to BBC about his vaccine status. He stood firm on his decision to not get vaccinated. He said, “I understand that and support fully the freedom to choose you know whether you want to get vaccinated or not. I’ve always represented and always supported the freedom to choose what you put into your body.” 

Reacting to Djokovic’s statement, Patrick took to Instagram, putting forward his views on the matter. 

The French coach came out in support of Djokovic. He appreciated Novak for standing firm on his beliefs, at a time when he’s competing against Federer and Nadal to become the greatest of all time. “He’s the one that is winning the most grand slams every year average, and he puts his belief in not getting vaccinated above this race to become the greatest. So, that’s extremely powerful.” 

He also added, “I think that someone who stands by his beliefs, even though the immense majority of the people are going against him, deserves total respect.”

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Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal

World No.1, Novak Djokovic is competing in the race to become the greatest of all time. He has an upper hand in a number of areas when compared to the two legends, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. 

Seeing head to head, Djokovic leads the way against both the players. While he leads 27-23 against the Swiss maestro Roger Federer, he leads 30-28 against Rafael Nadal. 

The 34-year-old Serbian national also leads the race of most weeks at World No. 1. Even though Djokovic stands 1 Grand Slam title behind Nadal, who recently won his 21st Grand Slam at the 2022 Australian Open, he has the highest average in Grand Slam wins per year.