Djokovic, free for the moment

Laura Marta

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Novak Djokovic, released from the hotel where he was held and free to circulate around Melbourne and even to train on the grounds of the enclosure, has added the first point of his particular match against Australia. Judge Anthony Kelly ruled in his favor and against the cancellation of his visa and his deportation brought by the Australian border authorities after they considered that the Serbian had not demonstrated with sufficient evidence that he had a permit not to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

At the moment, Djokovic is a free man in Australia, where he was even able to train at night on the center court of Melbourne Park, where the first Grand Slam of the year is played. But their situation is not final, since the Minister of Immigration, Alex Hawkes, still has the power to expel him from the country for health reasons. A decision in a personal capacity and that will take place in the next few hours.

“I flew here to play one of the biggest events we have and in front of an incredible fan base. For now I can not say more, but thank you for supporting me through all this and encouraging me to remain strong, “continued the Serbian his message. It was the culmination of another troubled afternoon in Melbourne. And all, around whether the Serbian could step on Australia without having the full dose of vaccination against the coronavirus. The reason given by the tennis player is to have recently infected with Covid, which would avoid having to inoculate the dose. And so he alleged on his arrival in Australia, according to what has been learned from the transcript that the Australian media ‘The Age’ has spread about the conversation that the tennis player had with the border police -the interview begins at 00.26-. The positive PCR test attached to the tennis player is from December 16, but, according to his social networks, he attended a public event with children on December 17 without a mask. In addition, in the same conversation with the border police, the Serbian indicates that the medical exemption granted to him to play was granted by Tennis Australia and the Federal Government, although ultimately, Djokovic disdains and says that it was the State of Victory. And to set foot on Australian lands, permission must be granted by the central estate. Doubts and lack of evidence for which the tennis player’s visa was canceled.

However, Judge Kelly ruled that the number 1 in the world had not been given enough time, and also about four in the morning, to cover the possible misunderstanding by providing more documentation. A) Yes, the Serbian won the judicial match against Australia. And another moral because if this situation was played in the Australian courts, followers of the Serbian returned to demonstrate in his favor in the streets surrounding the hotel where he is staying in Melbourne shouting “Free Djokovic!” (“Djokovic free!”). Australian police had to intervene with pepper spray to break up the altercations.

«This was the biggest victory of his career. Right now he is free, and I hope he continues like this and can play the tournament. Novak did nothing, but he was mistreated, “said the tennis player’s mother, Dijana, at the press conference offered by the family. It was announced that Novak would also speak via video, but it did not happen. They did speak, in addition to his mother, his father, Srdjan, and his younger brother Djordje. Novak is a rock, he never offended anyone, he always tries to help. He has so much mental strength that I am sure he will come out stronger from it, he still has 10 Grand Slams to win, “said the father, who even appealed to Queen Elizabeth II to save his son” from this political persecution by of the Australian government ‘. “My brother fights to be the best tennis player in history, but all the fight these days was not about tennis or the Australian Open. It was about justice and the treatment he has received from the institutions. Djordje was in charge of abruptly ending the press conference, after being asked if his brother had tested positive on the 16th: “Yes, the entire process was public and all the documents are legal,” he replied. But he didn’t when another journalist asked him. “Were you at a public event on the 17th?” “Okay, so … erm, the press conference is over”, Djordje settled before getting up and hugging his father and mother by the shoulders and singing the Serbian anthem.

The situation of the Serbian is, therefore, in the hands of the decision of Alex Hawkes, Minister of Immigration, who could once again cancel the visa of the number 1 in the world and add a sanction of three to five years without stepping on Australia, where Djokovic more has succeeded.

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