After the second cancellation of Novak Djokovic‘s visa this Friday, return to the “match” between the world number one and the Australian authorities riddled with multiple twists and turns.
January 4th
The announcement via Instagram of the departure of the «joker» for Australia
Very proud, the world number one poses with his rackets at the airport and reveals that he has a medical exemption to play the Australian Open, putting an end to a long suspense. This message does not go unnoticed and confirms what everyone imagined: the Serbian refuses to go through the vaccine box. This clumsy communication leaves many observers skeptical and (already) irritates Australians and the population of Melbourne, which has suffered the heaviest containment in the world since the start of the pandemic.
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January 5
The arrest and cancellation of the visa
Djokovic believes he has done the hard part. Wrongly. The Serb is, on his arrival in Melbourne, intercepted by the border police. The latter refuses him entry into the territory. The reason ? He does not sufficiently justify his medical exemption. The nine-time winner of the Australian Open is threatened with deportation, his visa being canceled. The galley begins …
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