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Viral video shows No. 1 tennis player Carlos Alcaraz getting blessed by Catholic priests

The young Spaniard has not shied away from professing his faith in Christ and neither has Novak Djokovic, the player he beat in the Australian Open final.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• Feb 3, 2026Feb 4, 2026

ESPN’s Chris Fowler slammed for defending COVID tyranny after Djokovic wins Australian Open

'... ESPN is all about the woke narrative, all about supporting their advertisers — including Big Pharma — rather than really covering sports,” said conservative commentator Steve Cortes.

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Stephen Kokx

• Feb 2, 2023Feb 2, 2023

Djokovic’s Australian Open win is a symbolic victory of the unvaccinated over COVID tyranny

A year ago, Djokovic did not know if he was ever going to play in a Grand Slam tournament again due to his vaccination status.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Jan 31, 2023Jan 31, 2023

Novak Djokovic wins Australian Open one year after he was deported for being unvaxxed

'This probably is the, I would say, biggest victory of my life,' the Serbian tennis star declared.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Jan 30, 2023Feb 1, 2023

Novak Djokovic to compete in Australian Open a year after canceled visa debacle

According to Andrew Giles, Australia's immigration minister, the grounds for the tennis star's visa ban no longer exist.

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Joseph Summers

• Nov 18, 2022

Novak Djokovic asks Serbian fans to forgive critics following Wimbledon victory: ‘We are Christians’

“It is Christian to forgive, and we are Christians,” said the tennis star.

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Jean Mondoro

• Jul 14, 2022Jul 15, 2022

Novak Djokovic expected to compete in French Open under loosened vaccine rules

Although the statement from the director of the French Open sounds like good news for the tennis star, there remains a possibility that things could change before then.

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LifeSiteNews Europe

• Mar 16, 2022

Tennis ace Novak Djokovic withdraws from two US tournaments due to CDC ban on unvaxxed travelers

Under current immigration law, non-citizens and non-immigrants who travel to the United States must show proof of being 'fully vaccinated' against COVID-19 as well as a negative COVID test to enter the country.

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LifeSiteNews Europe

• Mar 10, 2022Mar 10, 2022

‘Witch hunt’: Serbian president rips Australian gov’t for ‘scandalous’ deportation of tennis star Djokovic

'Novak was used to make an example of how the world order works,' the president said.

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David McLoone

• Jan 19, 2022

Tennis star Novak Djokovic likely unable to compete in French Open following new vaccine passport law

The latest vaccine passport rule coming out of France could represent another major blow to the career of the world’s number one tennis star.

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LifeSiteNews Europe

• Jan 18, 2022

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Viral video shows No. 1 tennis player Carlos Alcaraz getting blessed by Catholic priests

ESPN’s Chris Fowler slammed for defending COVID tyranny after Djokovic wins Australian Open

Djokovic’s Australian Open win is a symbolic victory of the unvaccinated over COVID tyranny

Novak Djokovic wins Australian Open one year after he was deported for being unvaxxed

Novak Djokovic to compete in Australian Open a year after canceled visa debacle

Novak Djokovic asks Serbian fans to forgive critics following Wimbledon victory: ‘We are Christians’

Novak Djokovic expected to compete in French Open under loosened vaccine rules

Tennis ace Novak Djokovic withdraws from two US tournaments due to CDC ban on unvaxxed travelers

‘Witch hunt’: Serbian president rips Australian gov’t for ‘scandalous’ deportation of tennis star Djokovic

Tennis star Novak Djokovic likely unable to compete in French Open following new vaccine passport law