Djokovic Could Play in France Under Latest Vaccine Rules

Djokovic Could Play in France Under Latest Vaccine Rules
Serbia's Novak Djokovic poses with the trophy in front of the Eiffel tower, on June 14, 2021, in Paris, during a photocall one day after winning the Roland Garros 2021 French Open tennis tournament. Christophe Archambault/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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PARIS—Top-ranked player Novak Djokovic could be allowed to defend his French Open title under the latest COVID-19 rules adopted by the French government, even if he is still not vaccinated when the clay-court Grand Slam starts in May.

Djokovic was deported from Australia and barred from playing in the Australian Open this month for not meeting the country’s strict COVID-19 vaccination rules.