Novak Djokovic acknowledges the challenges he has faced over the past few months and wants to use them as fuel for the future. 0:50
The All England Club said that players will not need to be vaccine free in order to compete at the tournament, which will allow Novak Djokovic to defend his Wimbledon title.
Because of his unvaccinated status, he couldn't play at the Australian Open in January and also couldn't play in the US last month.
Unvaccinated players can compete at Wimbledon, and they won't need to stay in the country to do so, according to the All England Club CEO.
The requirements do not include mandatory vaccinations, according to the leader of the team.
The players will be able to book their own accommodations instead of staying in the same hotel.
At the French Open, where he hopes to win his 21st Grand Slam, he will also compete as he looks to win his 21st Slam.
The attention will then turn to the grass-court season, where the Serbian hopes to win his seventh Wimbledon title.
The only viable option was to ban Russian and Belarusian players from this year's championship.
The decision was quickly condemned by the men and women of the tours.
The government guidance did not allow players to compete at the tournament based on their rankings and there were two options: declining entries or allowing entries but only with specific written declarations from individual players.
We believe we have made the most responsible decision possible in the circumstances, and we are in regular discussions with the ATP and the WTA.
There is no viable alternative to the decision we have taken in this truly exceptional and tragic situation.
Since World War II, when German and Japanese players were excluded, the first time players have been banned on the grounds of nationality is now.
Wimbledon is the first tennis tournament to ban individual competitors from the two countries.
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