France's sports minister said on Friday that Novak Djokovic can play in this year's French Open, even if he is not vaccinated for COVID-19.
This move comes the star sits in Australian detention, waiting for a hearing on his medical exemption for the vaccination requirement for those entering the country. He traveled to the country after Victoria state authorities granted him a medical exemption to the country’s strict vaccination requirements. However, upon arrival earlier this week, Australian Border Force rejected his exemption as invalid and barred him from entering the country.
A lawyer for the Australian government previously said he should not be deported before his hearing, which is set for Monday.