Tue Jan 4, 2022 – 2:11 pm EST
MELBOURNE, Australia (LifeSiteNews) — The world’s number one tennis star Novak Djokovic will be permitted to defend his title at the Australian Open tournament this month after being given a special exemption to the state’s COVID jab requirement.
The tennis ace revealed Tuesday through his social media profiles that he would be returning to Melbourne with an “exemption permission” from the COVID shot requirement to take part in the first Grand Slam competition of the year.
Happy New Year! Wishing you all health, love & joy in every moment & may you feel love & respect towards all beings on this wonderful planet.
I’ve spent fantastic quality time with loved ones over break & today I’m heading Down Under with an exemption permission. Let’s go 2022! pic.twitter.com/e688iSO2d4
— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) January 4, 2022
“I am ready to live and breathe tennis in the next few weeks of competition,” the star said.
In November, Tennis Australia, which organizes the Open, had insisted that no special permission would be granted to any player who had not received the jab. Djokovic has consistently refused to reveal whether he has received the shot, leading many (including his own father) to believe that the Serbian superstar
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