Australia ‘has humiliated itself’: Serbian president backs Djokovic


Aleksandar Vucic gave his support to the Serbian player expelled by Australia.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday that the Australian authorities hadhumiliated themselvesby deciding to expel the N.1 of world tennis Novak Djokovic, after a long saga around his visa.

They think that with these ten days of mistreatment they humiliated Djokovic“, said the Serbian president to the local press. “They humbled themselves, Djokovic can come back to his country with his head held high and look everyone straight in the eye“.

The Australian government welcomed Sunday the rejection by the Federal Court of Australia of the appeal of the world No.1, against the cancellation of his visa and his expulsion. “Australia’s firm border protection policy has kept us safe during the pandemicof Covid-19, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said in a statement. “Australians have made great sacrifices to get here and the Morrison government is determined to protect that position.” he added.



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