According to foreign media reports, after being expelled from Australia, the current world number one tennis player Novak Djokovic (Novak Djokovic) and his team arrived in Serbia at 12:17 local time on January 17. Belgrade, the capital. Djokovic loses a case over non-vaccination and Australia cancels Djokovic’s visa.
Djokovic’s supporters gathered at Belgrade airport on January 17, waving Serbian flags and chanting “We love Novak”.
“What they did to Djokovic in Australia is a disgrace,” said one Djokovic supporter. “It’s a shame for the world.”
The supporter added: “I was vaccinated against the new crown, but I don’t think anyone should be forced to do something… Djokovic was tried and sentenced for his freedom of choice.”
Djokovic supporters gather at Belgrade airport to welcome their hero home
The 2022 Australian Open officially kicks off in Melbourne on January 17. Foreign media reported that Djokovic was originally scheduled to participate in the game that night, but his “dramatic” ejection ended his attempt to create a 21st Grand Slam at the Australian Open.
Under Australian immigration law, Djokovic, 34, cannot get a visa again for three years.
But Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on January 17 that Australia remained open to Djokovic and that he may not be banned from entering Australia for three years.
“There is an opportunity for (Djokovic) to come back and we will look at it at that point in the right circumstances,” Morrison said on an Australian radio show.
On January 16, the Australian Federal Court ruled that Djokovic’s visa was cancelled, and Djokovic had to leave Australia. He took a flight from Melbourne to Dubai that night.
On January 5, Djokovic arrived at Melbourne Airport, the capital of Victoria, Australia, and was refused entry for not being vaccinated against the new crown. After being detained at the airport for several hours, Djokovic was taken to a government “detention hotel” (a government-mandated quarantine hotel). Djokovic has sued in a local court to regain his visa to play at the Australian Open. On January 10, the Federal Circuit Court of Australia ruled that Djokovic was released from the “detention hotel”. On January 14, Australia’s immigration minister used his discretionary powers to cancel Djokovic’s visa again on the grounds that the unvaccinated tennis player posed a health problem to Australia. threaten.
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