Djokovic: “Today, freedom of speech is just an illusion” - you quickly become bad guy

Djokovic: “Today, freedom of speech is just an illusion” - you quickly become bad guy

Andrew Giles, Australia's Minister for Migration, has lifted the ban on Novak Djokovic and he will be able to play at the 2023 Australian Open.

Thus, at the beginning of 2023, Serbian tennis player will have the opportunity to immediately go for the 22nd Grand Slam title.

Novak Djokovic recently opened up about the criticism he is often subjected to from the tennis media, lamenting how people often think he is being fake when in reality that is never the case.

Speaking in an interview with La Stampa, the 21-time Grand Slam Champion regretted how his actions are often misconstrued as those of a man who wants to be loved. Djokovic declared that he was nothing but genuine, before admitting that he was disappointed at how freedom of speech has all but ceased to exist in the era of political correctness.

"People sometimes think I'm fake, that I do certain things because I want to be loved. It's not like that, I'm just trying to be genuine. It's something we're losing," Djokovic said. "It is not possible to please everyone but by now the politically correct forces us to give up expressing our ideas with respect, without hatred, but with freedom. Freedom of speech for me today is just an illusion", Novak said.

"I had an extraordinary example of this this year, with what happened to me around the vaccine issue," Djokovic said. "I expressed myself for the freedom to be able to dispose of one's body, and immediately I was accused of being a no-vax, which I am not. If you don't belong to a certain way of thinking, you quickly become the bad guy. That's not good."

Djokovic talked about Carlos Alcaraz and the first place in the ATP ranking.

"He deserves it. There's no doubt about it. I don't want to get into a debate about whether I played less or not. That's how it is. The reality is he's number one and he deserves to be there. I think he's a great new face and a good player. He is a very nice guy. He has a good team of people around him. He represents himself and tennis in the best way. I have only positive things to say about him."