If Djokovic remains unvaccinated,will he face similar challenges at the year’s other grand slam events? Here is what to know about the policies in place for the other major tournaments and how Djokovic might be affected.
French Open
On January 7,French sports minister Roxane Maracineanu said Djokovic would be allowed to play at the French Open even if he were not vaccinated,because the country still allows unvaccinated visitors to enter,albeit with tougher restrictions.
“He would not follow the same organisational arrangements as those who are vaccinated,” Maracineanu told FranceInfo radio. “But he will nonetheless be able to compete[at Roland Garros] because the protocols,the health bubble,allows it.”
Nonetheless,the French have become increasingly frustrated with people who will not get vaccinated,andPresident Emmanuel Macron said on January 4 that he wants to make daily life more inconvenient for unvaccinated residents.
“I am not for pissing off the French ... however,the unvaccinated,I really want to piss them off,” he said in an interview published in the French newspaperLe Parisien. “I’m not going to throw[the unvaccinated] in prison. I’m not going to get them vaccinated by force. ... We put pressure on the unvaccinated by limiting their access to social activities as much as possible.”