Will Novak Djokovic be able to participate in the Australian Open? The tennis player is placed in a detention center in Melbourne, due to his lack of Covid-19 vaccination. On January 8, his lawyers reacted and revealed that he tested positive for the virus last December.
Is the world number 1 in tennis falling from his pedestal? Novak Djokovic traveled to Australia to participate in one of the four Grand Slam tournaments: the Australian Open. With the competition set to begin on January 17, Jelena’s husband has been ordered to leave Australia. The reason ? His lack of vaccination against Covid-19. On January 4, Novak Djokovic had confirmed to have the authorization to participate in the Open thanks to a medical exemption, applicable in the State of Victoria. Except that the Australian authorities ruled it inadmissible and canceled the Serbian’s entry visa. The tennis player appealed against his expulsion procedure.
But in the meantime, Djokovic has been placed in a detention center in Melbourne. And this Friday, January 7, the one who is nicknamed “Novax Djokovic”Decided to come out of the silence. “Thank you to everyone around the world for showing me their continued support. I can feel it and greatly appreciate it”, Commented the athlete in his story on Instagram. A few hours earlier, it was his wife who had taken up his defense. “I take a deep breath to calm myself down and find the gratitude (and try to understand) right now for what is going on. The only law we should obey across all borders in the world is Love and respect for every human being”Wrote Stefan and Tara’s mother.
PCR test on December 16, 2021
As Novak Djokovic’s participation in the Australian Open is increasingly uncertain, his lawyers have decided to react. They explained that if Djoko was exempted from vaccination, it is simply because he tested positive for Covid-19. “The date of the first positive Covid PCR test was recorded on December 16, 2021”They said in an official document filed in federal court, as reported by theAFP. While waiting for the appeal, Novak Djokovic requested the transfer of his detention center, in order to be able to train before the start of the Australian Open.
#UPDATE Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic won a Covid-19 vaccine exemption because he was infected in December, his lawyers say in court filing, adding Djokovic has asked to be moved from Melbourne detention center so he can train for Australian Open pic.twitter.com/nimB8WwgZY
– AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 8, 2022