Novak Djokovic could face missing two more major tennis tournaments in 2022 after being deported from Australia over his anti-vaxx stance.
In transcripts of an interview with border force officials publicly released last week, Djokovic admitted to be unvaccinated but gave no explanation as to why he had refused the jab. Australians have been living under some of the strictest Covid-19 regulations in the world since the onset of the pandemic almost two years ago, and government ministers feared that anti-vaxx sentiments could be stoked by Djokovic’s presence in Melbourne.
Now, Djokovic’s entire 2022 season has been thrown into chaos, as the possibility of him being forced to miss both the French and US Open Grand Slams becomes more and more likely. The French Open is due to begin in Paris on 22 May but new nationwide rules mean that unvaccinated people are barred from restaurants, bars, sports arenas and more.
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