End of the suspense. Novak Djokovic will participate well in the 2022 Australian Open (January 17 to 30). In a message published Tuesday morning on his Instagram account illustrated in an airport with his snowshoes, the world number one, who had not indicated whether he was vaccinated against Covid-19 or not, announced that he had benefited medical exemption. Thus, the nine-time winner of the Australian Open (2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2021) will be able to defend his title in Melbourne, as the organization confirmed a few minutes later. in a press release.
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In recent days, Novak Djokovic has been spotted in Marbella training with the new Australian Open balls, suggesting possible participation in the tournament. Beaten in the US Open final by Daniil Medvedev (6-4, 6-4, 6-4) last September, the Serbian will therefore try to win the 21st Grand Slam tournament of his career. To get ahead of other tennis legends, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, whose counter is also at 20 Majors.
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