Having described health precautions planned for this year’s US Open as “extreme” and criticised the concept of vaccines, world number one tennis player Novak Djokovic has sparked outrage by hosting a packed tournament in Belgrade.
The outspoken opponent of vaccination campaigns was pictured welcoming players to his Adria Tour competition at the airport, hugging them during an accompanying football match, dancing at a piano in front of thousands of fans who had filled the seats at his tennis club and embracing his rivals in press photos while much of the world continues to observe social distancing.
Few members of the huge audience wore masks as they sat next to each other on the banks of the River Danube to watch top players including Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem, Grigor Dimitrov and Jelena Jankovic compete in the high-spirited exhibition event. (RT)