vaccinated as well. so what does that mean, going ahead? reporter: well, jim, yeah, novak djokovic now back in belle gr belgrade has a lot of time to ponder his future and whether he gets vaccinated which has to be top of mind because we know that the french open as it stands right now, if he chooses not to get vaccinated, he won t be able to play in that tournament. just this morning, the french sports minister told cnn there would be no exceptions to the new vaccine pass law in france which requires proof of vaccination to get into restaurants, movie theaters, and sports venues as well and that applies to spectators and players. last year, he was able to get an exemption because he was able to play in a bubble, that is no longer the case or it will no longer be the case. so if that remains in place in may, the next major he d be allowed to play in would be wimbledon.
experts that the chinese developed vaccines are not as effective against the omicron variant. the zero covid kohl trance approach will not be as successful. and this is not what china wanted. they wanted massive amounts of fans, domestic fans in the stands to show the world its zero covid approach works and fans are something that the tokyo olympic s did not have. looks so similar. thanks so much. novak djokovic arrived back in serbia this morning after being deported from australia. the unvaccinated tennis star lost his appeal this weekend to stay in the country, defend his title at the australian open. australia bans unvaccinated travelers who were unable to prove why they can t get the shot. cnn international correspondent scott mclean joins me from belgrade. he s out of the first grand slam of the year but we re hearing now that for the next one, the french open, he d have to get