Wimbledon will be defending champion Novak Djokovic’s last Slam of 2022 due to his refusal to get vaccinated
LONDON – Novak Djokovic begins his bid to match Pete Sampras as a seven-time Wimbledon champion on Monday, with British Grand Slam title winners Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu also on Centre Court’s opening day agenda.
In the absence of the banned Daniil Medvedev and injured Alexander Zverev, 20-time major winner Djokovic takes top seeding.
The 35-year-old defending champion starts his title bid against South Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo, the world number 75.
Djokovic has extra motivation this year as Wimbledon will be his last Slam of 2022.
His continued refusal to get vaccinated against Covid-19 means he will remain barred from…
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