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Novak Djokovic unlikely to play in Australian Open due to mandatory vaccines

Unvaccinated players will not be allowed to compete at the 2022 event

Newsroom November 29 01:11

Novak Djokovic is unlikely to play at the Australian Open unless rules over Covid-19 vaccinations are relaxed, says his father Srdjan Djokovic.

Unvaccinated players will not be allowed to compete at the 2022 event and defending champion Djokovic, 34, has declined to disclose his status.

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“Under these blackmails and conditions, he probably won’t [play],” Srdjan Djokovic told Serb TV.

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World number one Djokovic has won the Australian Open a record nine times and is level on 20 Grand Slam wins with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

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