No COVID-19 vaccination could mean no French Open for Novak Djokovic

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Novak Djokovic (File photo)
Novak Djokovic (File photo)

 

Paris

World number one Novak Djokovic could be barred from playing in the French Open after France's Sports Ministry on Monday said that there would be no exemption from the country's new vaccine pass law for the anti-vaccine tennis player.

Australian Open defending champion Djokovic was deported from Australia on Sunday after he lost his case against de[portation.

"The rule is simple. The vaccine pass will be imposed, as soon as the law is promulgated, in establishments that were already subject to the health pass," France's Sports Ministry said.

"This will apply to everyone who is a spectator or a professional sportsperson. Now, as far as Roland Garros is concerned, it's in May. The situation may change between now and then and we hope that it will be more favourable. So we'll see, but clearly, there's no exemption," it added.

France's vaccine pass law that was approved by parliament on Sunday, will require people to have a certificate of vaccination to enter public places such as restaurants, cafes, cinemas, and long-distance trains.

Djokovic on Sunday had said that he was "extremely disappointed" by the Australian court's ruling to dismiss his application for judicial review of the cancellation of his visa.