Djokovic, who was not vaccinated against coronavirus, He hoped to enter Australia to play the first Grand Slam of the year (from January 17) with a medical exemption granted by the organizers of the Australian Open. However, “Nole” still could not pass immigration control and is incommunicado.
The athlete’s father, Srdjan Djokovic, confirmed this in statements that the B92 portal in Serbia replied: “He is currently staying in a room and no one can enter it. There are two policemen in front of the room “.
The Serbian newspaper The Telegraph considered that the airport authorities in Melbourne treat the champion of 20 Grand Slam tournaments as if he were a criminal. “Djokovic is in custody, he is scandalously treated like a criminal in a room! Scandalous treatment by the Australian authorities towards the best tennis player in the world”.
“The best tennis player in the world is treated like a criminal and receives scandalous treatment. He is detained in a room with two police officers watching him ”, they reported. And they denounced that they prohibited the use of his cell phone in addition to contact with any member of his staff.
Goran Ivanisevic, Djokovic’s coach, published a photo on his Instagram account – four hours after landing – sitting in an armchair in what appears to be an airport lounge with the caption “It’s not the most usual trip” and emojis with scared faces, mental fatigue and not knowing what is happening.
The problem why Djokovic did not manage to be allowed to enter the oceanic country is that instead of managing the exemption to play the tournament as an athlete, they made the process to obtain a work visa that does not allow medical exemptions for not being vaccinated.
“Djokovic is unable to go through passport control after a member of his support team made a critical mistake in applying for a visa subclass that does not apply to those who have received medical exemptions from a Covid-19 vaccine. The mistake had been been discovered by the Australian border force while Djokovic was already traveling on a 14-hour commercial flight from Dubai to Melbourne, “The Times reported at first.
Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia, had warned: “When (Djokovic) arrives, he has to prove that he is not vaccinated for medical reasons. If the tests are insufficient, he will be treated the same as the others and will go back in the next plane “.
Victoria State Sports Minister Jaala Pulford was also blunt about Djokovic’s chances of entering the country. “We will not assist Novak Djokovic in applying for an individual visa to compete in the Australian Open. We have been clear on two points: the approval of visas depends on the Federal Government and medical exemptions are a matter for doctors ”.
According to Serbian media, during the Australian night the local government will announce the resolution of the Djokovic case. Meanwhile, the Euroports chain announced on its Twitter account that the Serbian authorities asked their ocean counterparts to allow the country to enter the world number 1.
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