Tennis the menace: Djokovic is a lot of things, but he’s not a freedom fighter

Anti-vaxxers like the Serbian tennis star are a minority that’s shrinking fast as the world get fed up with holdouts

11 January 2022 - 19:39 By Tim Culpan and David Fickling

Novak Djokovic may yet defend his Australian Open tennis title, but he’s not the freedom fighter many of his supporters believe...

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