Tennis players urged to get vaccinated before Australian Open Nick McCarvel on Twitter: "World No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic, who List of Vaccinated, Unvaccinated NBA Players Ahead of Season - NBC New York. *Sorry, there was a problem signing you up. 6-ranked Alexander Zverev from Germany and No. Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty, whose native Australia has lagged behind in its vaccination rollout, was able to be vaccinated in April at a tournament in Charleston, S.C. Before she did, Barty made sure she wasnt cutting the line. Neither Pfizer, nor Moderna The sports stars who refuse to get Former first seed Victoria Azarenka drew attention to the double standard between players and spectators, and said: 'It's bizarre that fans have to be vaccinated and players are not', Andy Murray (pictured) revealed that more than half the tennis players participating in the US Open are unvaccinated despite theUS Tennis Association's (USTA) announcement that spectators will have to show proof of vaccination if they want to watch the tournament live, No. Next came supermodel Doutzen Kroes, who posted a photo of herself in sepia with a lengthy caption defending her right to forgo the shot. The internets favorite daddy brought the perfect accessory to the 2023 Met Gala: his legs. ", Unvaxxed players facing Aus. Here's some of the players that have publicly stated they were unvaccinated, are apprehensive about the vaccines, or declared they weren't going to get the vaccined against COVID-19. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. announced it had reached a player vaccination rate of nearly 93 percent. 7-ranked Andrey Rublev from Russia are among the unvaccinated bunch. At full capacity, Arthur Ashe Stadium can seat nearly 24,000 fans. We all got to get off that narrative, he told the Times. Reuters/Alamy. "Same rules have to apply to everyone. said its player vaccination rate was at 85 percent, and its union warned that unvaccinated players might lose pay if they tested positive. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. said in June that 99 percent of its players were vaccinated. Its all of bit of a surprise, considering the international nature of professional tennis. Kenin said she had tested positive despite being vaccinated. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, The Met Gala's heavenly bodies! Wright denied the claim, but it wasnt the first time she appeared to be spreading misinformation: In December 2020, Wright shared a YouTubers hour-long anti-vaccine video to her Twitter account, which led to the actress quietly parting ways with her team of reps in the U.S. Wright later deleted the tweet and issued a statement saying, My intention was not to hurt anyone, my ONLY intention of posting the video was it raised my concerns with what the vaccine contains and what we are putting in our bodies. So is hitting a ball back and forth (no matter how good you may be at it). As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. The problem then is the 10% who have yet to be vaccinated, especially when it contravenes certain state laws. Tennis balls are pictured in front of the Australian Open logo before the tennis tournament. The premier said even if unvaccinated players were given an exemption to quarantine in another state, they would not be allowed to enter Melbourne Park. Peng, a U.S. Open singles semifinalist and former world No. Tennis Australian Open This was published 1 year ago Sutton: Unvaccinated tennis players could be possible Sam McClure, Sam Phillips and Scott Spits Updated October 26, 2021 9.03pmfirst published at 8.24pm Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size He could just be saying, Listen, Im just going to focus on the French Open and Wimbledon, trying to surpass Nadal, Haas said last week of Djokovic, who is tied with Nadal with 22 Grand Slam singles titles. One chance ended Sunday night when a spokesman for Indian Wells put out a two-sentence statement. Djokovic lost in the fourth round at the Miami Open in 2019, the last time he played in the tournament. While the NFL has yet to to be one of those leagues it, along with the players' union (NFLPA), is pushing for more testing among double-jabbed players amid a rise in breakthrough cases. 3-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas from Greece (left), 23, said he wouldn't get vaccinated until USTA makes them mandatory while No.