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Novak Djokovic returned house Monday after being thwarted from defending his Australian Open title solely to face a brand new predicament: He might be barred from the French Open this 12 months, too, if he’s nonetheless not vaccinated towards COVID-19. A airplane carrying the No. 1-ranked participant touched down in his native Serbia, closing a minimum of the primary chapter in a dizzying drama that has resonance on the planet of elite sports activities, Australia’s pandemic politics and the polarized debate over the coronavirus photographs. A handful of followers waving the Serbian flag greeted him at Belgrade’s airport.
