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(LifeSiteNews) — Last week, the organizers of the 2022 U.S. Open tennis championships confirmed they would not allow Serbian Christian superstar Novak Djokovic to compete. Why? Because he steadfastly refuses to get the COVID jab.
The U.S. Open, which doesn’t have an independent vax mandate, is nevertheless bowing to the arbitrary rules imposed by the federal government, which require all travelers from outside the country to get the COVID shot to enter the United States.
“The U.S. Open does not have a vaccination mandate in place for players, but it will respect the U.S. government’s position regarding travel into the country for unvaccinated non-U.S. citizens,” the tournament’s organizers said in a statement.
The US Open has confirmed Novak Djokovic isn’t allowed to play because he refuses to get a covid shot that doesn’t work. Now tens of thousands of tennis fans are signing a petition arguing to let Novak play.
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