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Djokovic case: For Castaner, the Serb "is not intended to play at Roland-Garros"

2022-01-17T08:29:59.422Z


Novak Djokovic, not vaccinated and not authorized to participate in the Australian Open, could be banned from participating in Roland-Garros, according to the deputy of the Republic on the move.


While the president of the French Tennis Federation (FFT), Gilles Moretton is considering a device to allow the arrival of unvaccinated players in Paris, and therefore, to allow Novak Djokovic to defend his title from May 22 to June 5, the deputy of La République en Marche from the Alpes de-Haute-Provence and president of the LaREM group in the National Assembly, Christophe Castaner has a very different story. “

There is no question

of it ”, he replied curtly on BFMTV in the Bourdin Direct program, this Monday. Asked about the vaccine pass that has been adopted and its consequences on the sports world, the former member of the Macron government was sharp. "

Djokovic has no vocation to play if he does not respect a rule which will apply to everyone which applies to spectators, ball boys, professionals who go to work and run a shop at Roland-Garros .

There is no question that for great athletes, there is an exception to the rule.

The rule applies to everyone

,” he argues.

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Gilles Moretton told AFP on Sunday that the FFT was working on welcoming "

non-vaccinated foreign athletes

", after the expulsion of Novak Djokovic from Australia, where he was not allowed to play, the first Major of the season. French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu first mentioned on January 7 the establishment

of "a health bubble

" allowing unvaccinated players (3% of the Top 100 men, according to the ATP) to play the tournament. Grand Slam on clay. Change of tone a few days later. Roxana Maracineanu, who claims to want to "

preserve the competitions

", also indicated on Sunday evening on Twitter: "

As soon as the law is promulgated, it will become mandatory to enter public buildings already subject to the health pass (stadium, theater or lounge) for all spectators, practitioners, French or foreign professionals.

»

Source: lefigaro

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