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Djokovic's visa cancelled and he will leave Australia tonight

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

10:41 16 Jan 2022


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It was decided to uphold his visa cancellation.

Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic is out of the Australian Open.

Djokovic, who is unvaccinated, applied to enter the country and competition on a medical exemption.

However, he was detained upon arrival and has been in court over the incident.

At the start of the week, a judge overruled his detention, however, days ago he was put back in quarantine.

This morning, reports are in his visa has been cancelled and he'll leave the country tonight.

The organisers of tennis tournaments, ATP has made a statement on the matter.

They said the absence of the defending champion is a "loss for the game".

And they add at the end of the statement, "ATP continues to strongly recommend vaccination to all players."

Meanwhile, according to reports, Djokovic has also made a statement on the situation, as follows:

"I would like to make a brief statement to address the outcomes of today’s Court hearing.

I will now be taking some time to rest and to recuperate, before making any further comments beyond this.

I am extremely disappointed with the Court ruling to dismiss my application for judicial review of the Minister’s decision to cancel my visa, which means I cannot stay in Australia and participate in the Australian Open.

I respect the Court’s ruling and I will cooperate with the relevant authorities in relation to my departure from the country.

I am uncomfortable that the focus of the past weeks has been on me and I hope that we can all now focus on the game and tournament I love.

I would like to wish the players, tournament officials, staff, volunteers and fans all the best for the tournament.

Finally, I would like to thank my family, friends, team, supporters, fans and my fellow Serbians for your continued support. You have all been a great source of strength to me."


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