If Novak Djokovic wants to defend his Australian Open title this January, he will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the country's immigration minister said Wednesday.
Australia's Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said that all visitors, tennis players included, needed to be fully vaccinated to enter the country. More than a third of players on the men’s (35%) and women’s tours (40%) had not been fully vaccinated by the start of last week, according to figures provided by the Association of Tennis Professional and the Women’s Tennis Association, per the Brisbane Times.
The season's first Major begins January 17.