Novak Djokovic anticipated to defend French Open title, event organizers say
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French Open organisers mentioned on Wednesday that Novak Djokovic is allowed to defend his title. France has lifted restrictions in virtually all public areas.
French Open organisers anticipate Novak Djokovic to have the ability to play at Roland Garros (Reuters Photo)
HIGHLIGHTSFrench Open organisers anticipate Djokovic to defend his titleFrance has lifted restrictions on virtually all public areasDjokovic was unable to defend his Australian Open title in January
French Open organizers have confirmed that Serbian Novak Djokovic is allowed to defend his title. Notably, Roland Garros prepares to stage what is anticipated to be the primary Grand Slam with none coronavirus-related restrictions because the pandemic started two years in the past.
France has lifted restrictions on virtually all public areas – besides hospitals, nursing houses and public transport – on Monday, which means the Roland Garros stadium ought to be working at full capability with Djokovic taking it to the crimson grime courts.
“As things stand, nothing stands in the way of Djokovic taking part in the French Open,” event director Amelie Mauresmo informed a information convention on Wednesday.
Djokovic was unable to defend his Australian Open title in January after being deported from the nation in a furore after being initially admitted to the event regardless of not being vaccinated towards coronavirus.
“There’s still a virus circulating and we have to be cautious. If things were to happen again and the government took new measures, we would not be excluded from these measures,” he defined.
Moretton was optimistic that the Roland Garros stadium could be full after the 2020 and 2021 editions have been hit by COVID-19.
“We started selling tickets on March 8 and 500,000 of the 600,000 have already been sold,” Moretton informed a information convention on Wednesday.
“Out of the 150,000 tickets for the night sessions, 100,000 have been sold.”
