Naomi Osaka seems to be one of the few players that are more than happy to get the vaccine (Covid-19), while Aryna Sabalenka, Elina Svitolina and Andrey Rublev sound a bit reluctant.
For the last few months, we have finally entered the phase when the vaccines are deployed all over the world. However, some people are not really confident in taking a jab. There has been an ongoing discussion if the tennis tours should “force” the players to be vaccinated. Some players like Novak Djokovic are not very keen on it. Sabalenka, Svitolina, Rublev seem to join the world no.1.
Naomi Osaka sounded quite willing to get a jab to say: “I’m planning on getting one. Whenever I’m eligible, I guess.”
Aryna Sabalenka commented: “So far, I don’t really trust it. It’s tough to say, but I don’t really want it yet; actually, and I don’t want my family to have it. I don’t know. I will think about this. I mean, if I will have to do it, then, of course, I have to do it, because our life is a travel life and I think we are the ones who actually should make it. But I will see.”
Elina Svitolina said: “Well, I was thinking of doing the vaccine, but a few of my friends (old me to wait a little bit longer to see how it goes because obviously there have been some cases with side effects. Yeah, I don’t know. To be honest, I know that there was a possibility for me to get one in a couple of weeks, but, yeah. I will think about that.
Andrey Rublev is also not very keen on the vaccine to comment: “To be honest me; no. I think few players already did it. I don’t know who. Maybe I’m wrong. I don’t know.
I mean, it depends. I know for the moment now it doesn’t really give you any privilege. You still have to be in the bubble. You still I think have to – I don’t know how is it with the travels, but you still have to be in the bubble. So it doesn’t give you any privilege.
Me, if you ask me if I can choose and I can have the option to don’t have a vaccine, I will not do it.”
Osaka in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.2, Naomi owns an overall 12-0 match record in 2021. The Japanese is participating in Miami where she overcame Ajla Tomljanovic 7-63 6-4, Nina Stojanovic w/o and Elise Mertens 6-3 6-3.
Naomi Osaka will compete against the world no.25 Maria Sakkari in the quarter. Their current record is 3-1 for Osaka.
Osaka has won 1 title in 2021 at the Australian Open.
Osaka won 7 titles in her career: all of them conquered on hard courts. (See the list of her titles)
Sabalenka in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.8, Sabalenka has managed to achieve a compiled 14-4 win-loss record in 2021. The Belarussian is now having a run in Miami where she ousted Tsvetana Pironkova 0-6 6-3 7-69, Veronika Kudermetova 7-64 6-4 and Marketa Vondrousova 6-1 6-2.
Aryna Sabalenka will face the world no.1 Ashleigh Barty in the quarter on Tuesday at 1:00 pm on Grandstand. Their current head to head is 3-2 for Sabalenka.
Sabalenka conquered 1 title in 2021 in Abu Dhabi.
The Belarussian won 9 titles in her career: 7 on hard courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Naomi Osaka and Aryna Sabalenka squared off only once. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Osaka. When they played, Naomi Osaka won 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the 4th round in New York (U.S. Open) in September 2018.
Svitolina in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
At the moment ranked no.5, Svitolina achieved a composed 12-5 match record in 2021. Svitolina is now having a run in Miami where she conquered Shelby Rogers 3-6 7-5 6-3, Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-61 6-4 and Petra Kvitova 2-6 7-5 7-5.
Elina Svitolina will come up against the world no.57 Anastasija Sevastova in the quarter on Tuesday at 7:00 pm on Grandstand. Their record is 2-1 for Svitolina.
Svitolina won 15 titles in her career: 8 on hard courts, 5 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Rublev in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.8 (career-high), Andrey has managed to achieve an overall 18-3 match record in 2021. Andrey is currently competing in Miami where he conquered Tennys Sandgren 6-1 6-2 and Marton Fucsovics 6-2 6-1.
Andrey Rublev will square off with the world no.45 Marin Cilic in the 4th round on Tuesday at 8:30 am on Grandstand. Their current head to head is 2-1 for Rublev.
Rublev has won 1 title in 2021 in Rotterdam.
Rublev won 8 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
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