Milan, January 5, 2022 – Novak Djokovic will not be in the field to Australian Open of tennis. To the Serbian, number 1 in the world, who flew to Melbourne yesterday to participate in the first Grande Slam of the season thanks to a special permit, the visa was canceled a little while ago. The tennis player was therefore invited to leave in the next few hours. For him, therefore, no tournament. Djokovic’s lawyers they will challenge the decision of local authorities.
The Age and Sydney Morning Herald write it. But the deal has also become a political case, via social media. The president of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic accused Australia of “Bad treatment” towards Djokovic. After reporting on the phone with the world’s number one tennis player, the head of state wrote about Instagram that “all of Serbia is with him (Djokovic)” and that “the authorities will take all necessary measures so that the bad treatment of the best tennis player in the world ends as soon as possible”.
Ma su Twitter the prime minister of Australia he retorted: “Mr. Djokovic’s visa has been canceled. Rules are rules, especially when they affect our borders. Nobody is above these rules.” lowest Covid death rates in the world, and we will continue to be vigilant, ”Morrison wrote.
The case
Serbian was got stuck for several hours at the airport in Melbourne because in his visa, medical exemption from the anti-Covid vaccine is not indicated. For hours the tennis player, as confirmed by his father Sdrjan Djokovic, remained in a room with two policemen without being able to see any of his team. The controversial issue of Djokovic’s exemption from participating in the tournament apparently held court all day after the heated controversy erupted in the country over what appeared to be an unjustified favoritism.
The afterthought
The State of Victoria, which initially supported Tennis Australia’s choice to authorize the exemption for the 34-year-old Serbian tennis player notoriamente’No vax’, they do not want to take responsibility for their entry into the country. “We will not provide Djokovic with a individual visa to participate in the tournament “, explained the interim minister of sport of the state Jaala Pulford,” we have always been clear on two points: the approval of visas concerns the federal government and medical exceptions concern only doctors “. , the Australian premier, Scott Morrison, assured that Djokovic will come “put back on the next flight“leaving if he will not be able to explain the reasons that justify his” medical exemption “from the vaccine.
“Anyone trying to enter Australia must comply with our border requirements. When Djokovic arrives, he will have to provide a plausible explanation if he was not vaccinated – were the prime minister’s words. Morrison -. Let’s wait and see what elements it provides. If the documentation is insufficient, he will be treated like everyone else and will return home with the first plane. There are no special rules for Novak Djokovic. “Along the same lines as the statements of Karen Andrews, minister for internal affairs. “While the Victorian Government and Tennis Australia may allow an unvaccinated player to compete in the Australian Open, it is the Commonwealth Government that will enforce our requirements at the Australian border.”
It is suspected that the player has contract the virus in the last six months, which is why he would have asked for the exemption. According to reports from the BBC website, probably Djokovic will have to leave the country already tomorrow, six January.
Colleagues (and not only) in revolt
In the past few hours, more voices have been raised against the news of the green light against Djokovic. Several colleagues of the nine-time Australian Open winner such as theformer number one Murray, Tommy Paul, Sandgren, De Minaur and the other Murray, Jamie, but also scientists, politicians and simple enthusiasts have underlined their opposition. So much so that the #Djokovic hashtag has been trending on Twitter since yesterday.
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