Tag: Novak Djokovic

‘Not Good for Tennis at All’: Andy Murray Expresses Concerns Over Novak Djokovic Deportation Case

Andy Murray has voiced his concern for Novak Djokovic and stated that the predicament which has engulfed world No. 1 is “really bad” for tennis. Djokovic visa has been reinstated by a federal court judge who had said that the “decision to proceed with the interview and cancel that visa … was unreasonable,” after an…


Tennis Player Voracova Has Left Australia After Issues With Temporary Visa, Czech Ministry Says

Czech tennis player Renata Voracova left Australia on Saturday, the Czech Foreign Ministry said, after complications with visas that got her swept up in a furore over the handling of the country’s COVID-19 vaccine exemptions. Voracova joined men’s number one Novak Djokovic in an Australian immigration detention hotel on Thursday, despite already having been allowed into the country…


COVID-Surviving Djokovic Given Vaccine Exemption by Chief Medical Officer of Tennis Australia: Lawyer

Tennis world No.1 Novak Djokovic recovered from COVID-19 before travelling to Australia and met the requirements for a vaccination exemption as relayed to his team by his Australian contacts, his lawyers will argue. The 34-year-old Serb on Sunday remained in immigration detention in Melbourne after having his visa cancelled by Australia’s federal government. His case…


Tennis Needs Djokovic at the Australian Open: Kyrgios

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios once said he could not stand Novak Djokovic, describing him as “a tool.” Yet, he has now become one of his old foe’s most unlikely and sympathetic backers, declaring that Djokovic hasn’t been treated humanely and that tennis really needs its world No.1 back at the Australian Open. As Djokovic…


Djokovic Given Vaccine Exemption After COVID-19 Infection Last Month, Court Documents Show

Novak Djokovic’s lawyers filed court papers Saturday in his challenge against deportation from Australia that show the tennis star tested positive for COVID-19 last month and recovered, grounds he used in applying for a medical exemption to the country’s strict vaccination rules. The No. 1-ranked Djokovic was denied entry at the Melbourne airport late Wednesday…


Djokovic Given Vaccine Exemption After COVID-19 Infection Last Month, Lawyer Says in Court Documents

Novak Djokovic’s lawyers filed court papers Saturday in his challenge against deportation from Australia that show the tennis star tested positive for COVID-19 last month and recovered, grounds he used in applying for a medical exemption to the country’s strict vaccination rules. The No. 1-ranked Djokovic was denied entry at the Melbourne airport late Wednesday…


Djokovic Given Vaccine Exemption After COVID-19 Infection Last Month: Lawyer

Novak Djokovic’s lawyers filed court papers Saturday in his challenge against deportation from Australia that show the tennis star tested positive for COVID-19 last month and recovered, grounds he used in applying for a medical exemption to the country’s strict vaccination rules. The No. 1-ranked Djokovic was denied entry at the Melbourne airport late Wednesday…


After Djokovic, Australia Detains Another Tennis Player Over Visa Issues

MELBOURNE—Tennis world No. 1 Novak Djokovic was joined in Australian immigration detention by Czech women’s player Renata Voracova on Friday as he sought to fend off deportation over the country’s COVID-19 rules and compete in the Australian Open, where he is seeking to win his record-breaking 21st Grand Slam singles title. Both players were being kept at…


Australia Detains Another Tennis Player Over Visa Issues

MELBOURNE—Tennis world No. 1 Novak Djokovic was joined in Australian immigration detention by Czech women’s player Renata Voracova on Friday as he sought to fend off deportation over the country’s COVID-19 rules and compete in the Australian Open, where he is seeking to win his record-breaking 21st Grand Slam singles title. Both players were being kept at…


‘I Can Feel It’: Djokovic Sends Thanks for the Support

The top men’s tennis player in the world, Novak Djokovic, spent Orthodox Christmas in an immigration detention hotel in Australia on Friday as he sought to fend off deportation over the country’s COVID-19 rules and compete in the Australian Open. Djokovic received calls from his native Serbia, including from his parents and the president, who…