Top-Ranked Novak Djokovic Set to Defend Australian Open Crown After COVID-19 Vaccine Exemption

Unlike his great contemporaries Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, Djokovic is a known anti-vaxxer in the tennis world. Besides his well documented skepticism against Coronavirus jabs, Djokovic's vaccination status was shrouded in mystery until Tuesday when the Serbian received a medical exemption from Australian Open authorities.