Novak Djokovic supporters have been filmed dancing in Serbia flags outside the Melbourne hotel where the tennis ace is being held by officials, while lawyers have outlined a timeline of his detention and his mother has spoken out. The eyes of the world have been on the unspectacular Park Hotel …
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Nigel Farage has accused Australian Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews of not “being straight” about Novak Djokovic while the icon is in “prison conditions” – and claimed he is in contact with the tennis superstar’s family. Hugely-followed broadcaster and key Brexiteer Farage is clearly alarmed at the predicament Djokovic is …
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Czech doubles player Renata Voracova flew out of Melbourne airport on Saturday after her immigration clearance was revoked by Australian authorities because of her vaccine status, according to the Czech Foreign Ministry. Unvaccinated Voracova, who had already competed at a warm-up event in Melbourne after initially being granted access to …
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Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open legal appeal has copped fresh cynicism from some, while reports suggest that his December infection came after an exemption cut-off. Saturday’s disclosure by Djokovic’s legal team, which indicated that a December 16 diagnosis of Covid-19 was central to his medical exemption application to compete at the …
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Serbian great Novak Djokovic’s treatment at the hands of Australian authorities has seen him cast in the role of a scapegoat for the anti-vax movement. In February 2021, when Djokovic eased past Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in straight sets to claim his third successive Australian Open title, few could have predicted …
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“Can you hear that?” asks Mehdi Ali, an Iranian refugee whose laid-back demeanour belies his desperate situation. The loud chants of “Djokovic!” are for the man in an identical room a level below, on the first floor of a Melbourne hotel. The world’s best male tennis player, Novak Djokovic, is …
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Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic has sent a message to his fans as he awaits a decision on whether he will be deported from Australia after being held when he entered the country for the first Grand Slam of 2022. In a debacle that has surpassed sporting drama, Serbian …
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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 …
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Novak Djokovic has been central to the first sporting scandal of 2022 as the Serbian ace faces being barred from entering Australia ahead of what could have been a record-breaking appearance at the Grand Slam in Melbourne. The row has triggered a diplomatic spat between Serbia and Australia as well …
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Australian Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews has said that Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic is free to depart Australia at any time after he was detained in a quarantine facility for not being vaccinated against Covid-19. Djokovic – who arrived in Melbourne on Wednesday to compete at the Australian Open …
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