NY Times · Nov 20, 2021
The Australian Open will require players to be fully vaccinated.
Novak Djokovic in Melbourne, Australia, in February. He is the reigning Australian Open men’s singles champion and has declined to divulge his vaccination status.Credit...Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/ReutersThe Australian Open in January will become the first Grand Slam tennis tournament to require that players be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, a decision that casts doubt on the participation of Novak Djokovic of Serbia, the No. 1-ranked men’s player who has declined to divulge his vaccination status.
Craig Tiley, the Australian Open tournament director, confirmed the tournament’s policy on Saturday in Melbourne, Australia, in a television interview.