Novak Djokovic must continue to fear: Australian minister is thinking about revoking visa | Tennis

The Australian authorities withdrew his visa on Djokovic’s arrival in Melbourne last week, because the Serbian tennis player could not prove why he had been given a medical exemption to enter the country without a corona vaccine. Australia wanted to expel the world’s number 1 from the country, but Djokovic managed to prevent that through a lawsuit.

A judge ruled Monday that the 34-year-old Serb has complied with the rules and may remain in Australia. Djokovic was thus able to leave the quarantine hotel in which he had been locked up for a number of days and immediately went onto the tennis court.

According to Australian media, the top tennis player, record Australian Open champion with nine titles, may have given “misleading information” when filling out the entry forms. Djokovic is said to have checked that he had not traveled to Melbourne in the fourteen days before departure. However, the Serb was spotted in Spain and Belgrade at the end of last month. There is a penalty in Australia for giving false or misleading information.

In the lawsuit it turned out that Djokovic has not been vaccinated against the corona virus, something he has never wanted to say anything about in recent months. It was therefore long unclear whether he would participate in the Australian Open, since in principle only vaccinated tennis players are welcome. The Serb was given a medical exemption because he tested positive for the corona virus on December 16 at the end of last year. However, photos on social media suggest that Djokovic appeared in the public eye a few times in the days that followed and was not in quarantine. Djokovic’s family did not want to respond to questions about this at a press conference on Monday. The global number 1 himself has only responded via his social media.