The new date is Jan 4, 2022.
The world's top-ranked tennis player, Novak Djokovic, will defend his Australian Open title in Melbourne later this month after securing a medical exemption from being vaccine against Covid-19, ending weeks of speculation about whether he would skip the contest over its vaccine requirements.
The Australian Open has an exemption for vaccine requirements, and Novak said he will compete in it.
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The tennis star said in a post on Tuesday that he was going to compete in the tournament with an exemption permission.
The post ends weeks of speculation over whether the men's No. 1 would return to defend his title or not.
The contest and Australia have strict vaccine requirements, which means players must be fully vaccine free to play or get a medical exemption.
The tournament starts in January. The Australian Open has been won nine times by the Serbian, who is joined in the record books by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Nadal confirmed his participation despite recently testing positive for Covid-19, despite the fact that he will not compete in the Australian Open due to an injury.
The key background.
There was a cloud of uncertainty hanging over his participation in major tournaments in 2022, because of his refusal to reveal his vaccination status. The Serbian national withdrew from the country's team in late December.
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