Visa revoked! Djokovic is deported from Australia

The discussions about Novak Djokovic have reached a new high. Late on Wednesday evening (CET) it became known that the Serbian tennis player's visa to stay in Australia had been revoked or invalidated. This means that Djokovic is no longer allowed to stay in the country and will be deported. Participation in the first Grand Slam tournament of the year in Melbourne is therefore off the table.

Djokovic has to leave Australia on Thursday, local media report. So will The Age have learned that the lawyers of the number 1 in the tennis world have already filed an appeal. Djokovic is said to have not provided Australian border guards with sufficient evidence that he could not be vaccinated from a medical perspective. Novak Djokovic at Melbourne airport attempting to enter Australia. © ANSA / X

Apparently the Serb's team, which came to Melbourne on a plane from Dubai, applied for the wrong visa. Djokovic had previously given the green light for a medical exemption received, which exempts him from the requirement to be vaccinated against Covid-19 upon entry and thus enables him to compete at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Diplomatic conflict threatens: Serbian president intervenes Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic also became involved in the matter on Wednesday evening and offered the tennis star his help in a phone call. “The whole of Serbia is with Novak and our authorities are doing everything to stop this harassment immediately,” said Vucic, who summoned the Australian ambassador in Belgrade. The cause could also have diplomatic consequences.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison had previously demanded sufficient evidence for the 20-time Grand Slam winner's exemption. Otherwise the 34-year-old would be on the “first plane home,” warned Morrison and added: “There should be no special rules for Novak Djokovic, absolutely none.”

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Visa revoked! Djokovic is deported from Australia

In the case of the supposedly unvaccinated tennis star Novak Djokovic, there is a spectacular twist. The Serbian superstar's entry visa has been revoked, he has to leave Australia and will therefore not take part in the Australian Open.

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