Djokovic Will Have to Be Vaccinated to Play in Australian Open

Djokovic Will Have to Be Vaccinated to Play in Australian Open
Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his group stage match against Britain's Cameron Norrie at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy, on Nov. 19, 2021. Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters
Reuters
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MELBOURNE—World number one Novak Djokovic and all other players will have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to compete in the Australia Open next January, tournament chief Craig Tiley said on Saturday.

Djokovic has declined to disclose whether he is vaccinated and said that he would wait until Tennis Australia revealed the health protocols before he made a decision about playing at Melbourne Park.