BREAKING: Novak Djokovic Is Set to Play At the French Open After French Government Changes the Rules
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Tennis – ATP 500 – Dubai Tennis Championships – Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – February 21, 2022 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his first round match against Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti REUTERS/Suhaib Salem TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Tennis – ATP 500 – Dubai Tennis Championships – Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – February 21, 2022 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his first round match against Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti REUTERS/Suhaib Salem TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Unquestionably, 2022 has been a pretty bad year for the former World no.1 Novak Djokovic. Earlier in the summer, he could not play the Australian Open because of non-vaccination. Later, the Serb announced that he would not take any vaccine to take part in any Grand Slam event. As a result, his participation was in doubt for the next Grand Slam event, the French Open.
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However, in the latest news, Djokovic can finally breathe a sigh of relief. It seems like he can finally take part in a Grand Slam tournament and possibly two.
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Tennis – ATP 500 – Dubai Tennis Championships – The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – February 23, 2022 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his second round match against Russia’s Karen Khachanov REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
Novak Djokovic is all set to play the French Open
Earlier on Thursday, the French government announced that they will lift the vaccine pass for everyone from March 14 onwards. After receiving loads of bad news in 2022, this is truly one of the best news for the 20-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
As a result of this announcement, Djokovic is now free to play in the Monte Carlo Masters, which will start on 9th April. And later, in May, Djokovic can finally play the French Open, where he won last year after getting better of Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final. Notably, the French Open will start on May 22 and will end on June 5.
Good news for #Djokovic! France is lifting the vaccine pass starting 14th of March, which means he will be able to play in Monte Carlo and to defend his title at Roland Garros. https://t.co/hsyXRIs5Et
— Saša Ozmo (@ozmo_sasa) March 3, 2022
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There is also a possibility that he could also play in Wimbledon in June this year. As per reports, the UK government could also potentially lift the vaccine mandate rule. If this happens, Djokovic can play back-to-back Grand Slam events, starting from French Open. What seemed to be a terrible year for Djokovic suddenly turned around as he was about to chase his 21st Grand Slam.
Can Djokovic play at the US Open?
Despite receiving the good news about playing at the French, Djokovic still won’t be able to play in the USA at the moment. As the US government has not lifted the vaccine mandate as of now. As a result, he can’t play at the Sunshine Double, the Indian Wells, and Miami Open. That means he’s also questionable for the US Open. However, things might change in favor of the Serbian.
Meanwhile, after losing at the Dubai Open, Djokovic lost his no.1 ranking to Daniil Medvedev. At the moment, we are not sure about Djokovic’s next tournament, but he might already be looking forward to the clay-court season to defend his title at Roland Garros.
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