Novak Djokovic wins a temporary reprieve in his deportation from Australia, but is set to spend the night in an immigration detention facility as he fights to remain in the country
Top Tennis player Novak Djokovic has spent a day confined to a hotel room waiting for a court to deal with the confronting prospect of a possible deportation from Australia.
The player will spend at least another night there, in immigration detention, as he fights against the deportation move.Federal Circuit Court Judge Anthony Kelly said there was a delay in receiving the application for a review of the visa decisions and the temporary ban on Djokovic’s deportation.
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