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Djokovic gets US Open boost after immigration chiefs relax anti-Covid jab rules

Novak Djokovic, who says he has not been vaccinated against the coronavirus, will be able to take part at the 2023 US Open after health chiefs in the United States relaxed health rules for entering the country. AP - Antonio Calanni

Tennis legend Novak Djokovic will be able to compete at the 2023 US Open in New York after American border control bosses announced on Monday that a vaccination against Covid-19 is no longer required to enter the country.

Djokovic, 35, did not play at two of the circuit's most prestigious tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami because he refuses to be inoculated against the disease which has left nearly seven million dead across the globe.

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