The first tennis player in the world Novak Djokovic will be allowed to defend this year's title Wimbledon Grand Slam in London despite not being vaccinated against the coronavirus.

The tournament's CEO, Sally Bolton "Although all players are encouraged to be vaccinated, this will not be a condition for participating in the third Grand Slam of the season," he said today.

The Serbian tennis ace was deported from Australia in January because he was not vaccinated and did not get the right to play in Melbourne. For the same reason he did not participate in the Masters in Indian Wells and Miami.

Djokovic and the Swiss Roger Federer have 20 Grand Slam titles each, one less than the Spanish record holder Rafael Nadal.

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The Serbian tennis player won six Wimbledon titles, including the last three, which took place in London - 2018, 2019 and 2021. The tournament was not held in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The third Grand Slam tournament of the Wimbledon season will take place from June 27 to July 10, 2022 in London.