Novak Djokovic has split with his longtime sponsor Peugeot. The French car maker has been sponsoring Djokovic since 2014.

The company had said previously that it had no plans to drop Djokovic from its roster despite his objections to taking the COVID-19 vaccine. The company clarified that the decision to split with Djokovic was a commercial decision and not related to his vaccination status.

Carlos Tavares, CEO of Peugeot’s parent company Stellantis confirmed the news El Espanyol, saying 

We will not continue with the sponsorship of Djokovic.

This has been a bad week for Novak Djokovic. He lost his world number 1 ranking to Daniil Medvedev and split with his longtime coach Marian Vajda. Vajda has worked with Djokovic for more than 15 years. Djokovic is unable to play the tournament at Indian Wells and Miami because US requires visitors to be vaccinated.

Australian tennis player Chris O’ Connell is a beach boy who grew up on the northern beaches in Sydney. He turned pro in 2011 but has struggled to get into top tournaments consistently due to his low rankings.

He struggled with knee injuries between 2012 and 2014, and again in 2018. In 2018, he stopped playing tennis to clean boats with his brother because the injuries were catching up with him. But he returned to the tennis courts and found decent success.

O’ Connell is a big rugby fan. He supports the Newcastle Knights rugby team. His sponsors are Wilson and Le Coq Sportif. He has earned over $1 million in his career. 

Chris O’ Connell’s Sponsors

Wilson 

O’ Connell has a racquet sponsorship contract with Wilson.

Le Coq Sportif

He has  clothing and shoe sponsorship contract with French brand Le Coq Sportif.