Australia, new investigations into Djokovic He allegedly lied to the border police

Tennis, the Serbian champion meanwhile trains in Melbourne

the case

Novak Djokovic’s participation in the Australian Open is increasingly at risk. Despite the victory in court, which overturned the cancellation of his visa and had him released from the migrant center where he was held, and pending the final decision of the Canberra government, the tennis player’s position could be compromised by an alleged false travel declaration.

The border police are in fact investigating what was stated by the number one of the ATP circuit upon his arrival in the country, on January 4, when he denied having traveled in the previous 14 days. Claim apparently contradicted by numerous newspaper articles and social media posts, in which he appeared a few days earlier in photos and videos in the area of ​​Marbella, in Andalusia, where he would have spent a few days between New Year’s Eve training and public performances.

After being negativized by Covid on 22 December – a circumstance adduced by the sample to justify his right to enter Australia as unvaccinated -, Nole would have gone to Spain, then departing directly from there for Australia, with a flight away. Dubai. All documented by photos and public statements. Like that of the Soto Tennis Academy in the Cadiz area, which had published a shot of Djokovic with some children from the club, which was then removed. Another yellow concerns the certificate of positivity of December 16 presented by the Serbian: the scanning of the QR code of the document, according to Der Spiegel, would give contradictory results, doubting that it was actually infected.

Meanwhile, the decision of the Australian Immigration Minister, Alex Hawke, who is considering canceling the tennis player’s visa, using a prerogative of his powers, has been postponed again, despite the ruling of the Melbourne judges. The affair also remains at the center of the diplomatic confrontation between Australia and Serbia. The premier of Belgrade, Ana Brnabic, had an interview with her colleague Scott Morrison in the past few hours, asking that the tennis player be given “fair and dignified treatment, with respect for all his rights” and that he be guaranteed the possibility to train.

Meanwhile, there is less and less at the start of the tournament, which Nole has already won nine times and of which he is the reigning champion. The organizers have already made him official as the first seed on the scoreboard, while the ATP spoke about a story “harmful on all fronts, including the well-being and preparation of Novak for the Australian Open”. In order not to be caught unprepared, the Serbian continues to train at the tournament venue, where he hopes to be able to stay and try to become the first in history to win 21 Grand Slam tournaments. –