Roland Garros
France will suspend the covid passport from March 14 and the Serbian will have no problem playing in Paris despite not being vaccinated
Novak Djokovic has not been vaccinated against the coronavirus nor does he intend to, but after being expelled from Australia and the first Grand Slam of the season, he will be able to participate in Roland Garros and defend his title won last year in Paris. The disappearance of the covid passport and the relaxation of health restrictions in France as of March 14 will allow the Serbian tennis player to participate in the Roland Garros tournament that will begin on May 23 and will therefore have the possibility of equaling the 21 Grand Slam titles held by Rafa Nadal since Melbourne.
The French Government will immediately suspend the application of the vaccination pass, for which the doors of Roland Garros are opened to Djokovic, and also those of the Monte Carlo Masters 1,000 that will be held between April 9 and 17 and that the Balkan He has also won twice. True to his principles and despite the pressure, Djokovic preferred to be deported and excluded from the Australian Open and also later lose the number one in the world (last month in Dubai) rather than get vaccinated, but this Thursday he received great news after also being in the air his participation in Roland Garros.
In France it will no longer be mandatory to have received the covid vaccine to access closed venues, stadiums or tourist places, nor will the use of the mask except on public transport, so Djokovic will have no problem playing Roland Garros and meet again with Rafa Nadal, whom he beat in the semifinals last year by four sets in more than four hours of play.
Two days before France’s announcement, his break with Slovak coach Marian Vajda, the coach who has accompanied the Belgrade player since 2006 and was part of his team in each of the 20 majors won by Djokovic, was confirmed. Vadja, who this year no longer traveled to Australia or Dubai, says that he wants to spend more time with his family.