Novak Djokovic is likely to be flown out of the country within the next 24 hours, with his lawyers expected to appeal the decision.
Over the past few months, in the lead-up to this year’s Australian Open, conversation has been swirling around how exactly the tournament would enforce its mandate—last November—that all participants be fully vaccinated. Few players have become a lightning rod for this debate quite like Novak Djokovic, the Serbian world number one who has taken home the top trophy in Melbourne a record nine times.
Then, there was his ill-fated Adria Tour in June 2020, organized by Djokovic himself and held across Serbia and Croatia, which wasby the tennis press for allowing crowds to pack the stands without social-distancing measures and for footage of players partying after-hours. That resulted in numerous competitors contracting the virus, including Djokovic and his wife.
. “I would think the Victorian people would be thinking, ‘Yes, I would love to see him play and compete, but at the same time there’s a right way and a wrong way.’”
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