The President of the French Tennis Federation (FFT) Gilles Moretton has said they are working on welcoming “unvaccinated foreign athletes” ahead of the French Open, officially known as Roland-Garros, which is set to begin on May 22. “Our teams are working in collaboration with the public authorities, who will specify the rules relating to the reception of unvaccinated foreign athletes for our tournament in due course,” Moretton told Agence France-Presse. Though the rules are yet to be finalized, French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu suggested earlier this month that a “health bubble” could be created that would allow unvaccinated players to play the Grand Slam tournament in Paris. Maracineanu told AFP on Jan. 7 that tennis world number one Novak Djokovic could well be granted entry to France for the French Open even if he remains unvaccinated against COVID-19. “There are health protocols imposed for major events by the relevant federations which would permit someone like Novak …