The ATP will sanction tennis players who falsify their COVID passport

Tennis players who falsify covid vaccination passports will face penalties of up to $ 100,000 and up to three years unable to play.

Players who present a false proof of vaccination to the ATP, a tournament, a government, a travel authority or any other organization that has the right to request it. he will be sanctioned with a fine of up to $ 100,000 and / or up to three years without participating in ATP or Challenger tournaments, “the ATP said in a statement.

This measure comes after the Australian Open has announced that all tennis players who want to play the first Grand Slam of the season will have to be vaccinated.

This has put tennis players like Novak Djokovic, who has not yet revealed if he is vaccinated or not. According to the organization, they trust that by the beginning of the tournament 95% circuit is vaccinated with both doses.