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Novak Djokovic training in Melbourne ahead of his deportation
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Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic's chances of attending the French Open at the end of May have dropped significantly.
France's Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu made it clear on Sunday evening that the new restrictions on unvaccinated people in France also apply to sports facilities.
Spectators and athletes, including French and foreign professional athletes, must therefore be vaccinated or recovered, the minister said on Twitter.
Parliament in Paris finally approved the new restrictions on Sunday evening.
Most recently, Maracineanu had stated that Djoković was basically allowed to compete in Paris.
The regulation is intended to convert the currently valid health pass, which provides proof of vaccination, recovery or a current negative corona test, into a vaccination pass.
A negative test will soon no longer be enough to gain access to numerous places.
The tightening is expected to take effect this Saturday.
Djoković, who was not vaccinated against the corona virus, wanted to take part in the Australian Open with a medical exemption, but the authorities had refused him entry.
On Monday he returned to Serbia.
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