Renata Voracova, who has already played in a warm-up event in Melbourne, has been detained by Australian Border Force officials and taken to the same hotel in which they are currently holding Novak Djokovic.
Voracova, 38, has reportedly been informed by the country’s immigration officials that she must leave the country after she entered with a similar medical exemption to the one secured by world number one Djokovic. The world number 81 is also being held at the Park Hotel in Carlton, according to ABC.
It is unclear when Voracova entered Australia before competing at the Gippsland Trophy women’s doubles event, which began in Melbourne on January 4, alongside partner Katarzyna Piter.