Why isn't Novak Djokovic the Wimbledon champion here in Queens, a protestor asked as groups lined the various entry points of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre on Monday. The anti-vaccine sentiment among sections of fans was clear as they stood in solidarity with the Serb, a 21-time major winner, whose no go to the Covid-19 vaccine forced him out of the US Open draw.
As the season's last Grand Slam got underway Djokovic continued to be the talking point in a championship the 35-year-old has won thrice. It is the second Grand Slam he has been forced to sit out of in 2022.
