Wed Mar 16, 2022 – 1:51 pm EDT
PARIS (LifeSiteNews) – Tennis star Novak Djokovic should be free to compete at the upcoming French Open despite being unvaccinated, as long as vaccine passports remain lifted in France.
This was confirmed by tournament director Amélie Mauresmo during press conference at the Roland-Garros tennis court Wednesday.
“As things currently stand, nothing stands in the way of Djokovic taking part in the French Open,” Mauresmo said.
Back in January, it seemed very unlikely that Djokovic would be able to compete at the Rolland-Garros tournament after France’s Sports Ministry said that there would be no exemption from a vaccine passport legislation which had then just been passed by French Parliament.
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