Novak Djokovic faces fresh Grand Slam blow over anti-vaxx stance

Novak Djokovic could be facing a fresh Grand Slam blow after new Covid-19 regulations which require international sports stars to use vaccine passes were introduced in France. The Serb was deported from Australia on Sunday after a 10-day saga which engulfed tennis and ended with immigration minister Alex Hawke stepping in to personally cancel Djokovic’s visa. The Australian government was […]

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Djokovic could be barred from French Open

Novak Djokovic could be barred from playing in the French Open as things stand now after the Sports Ministry said on Monday there would be no exemption from France’s new vaccine pass law. World No. 1 Djokovic, who has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, was deported from Australia on Sunday before the first Grand Slam tournament of the year after […]

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Djokovic en route to Belgrade after deportation

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Novak Djokovic was heading home to Serbia on Monday after his deportation from Australia over its required COVID-19 vaccination ended the No. 1-ranked men’s tennis player’s hopes of defending his Australian Open title. An Emirates plane carrying him from Australia landed in Dubai early Monday, and Djokovic was later seen on board a plane due […]

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Osaka, ‘just happy’ to be at Aussie, wins opener

MELBOURNE, Australia — Defending champion Naomi Osaka posted a relatively trouble-free 6-3, 6-3 victory Sunday over Camila Osorio in the first round of the Australian Open. Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam singles champion, won at Rod Laver Arena and did so by taking the first five games of the match before Osorio finally scratched one out herself. Osaka will take […]

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