Novak Djokovic being 'treated like a prisoner' by Australian authorities, according to his mother

Novak Djokovic is being 'treated like a prisoner' by Australian authorities, his mother, Dijana Djokovic, told reporters during a press conference in Belgrade on Thursday.

Novak Djokovic is being"treated like a prisoner" by Australian authorities, his mother, Dijana Djokovic, told reporters during a press conference in Belgrade on Thursday.

World No. 1 Djokovic is thought to have been transferred to the Park Hotel in Melbourne after having his visa to enter the country blocked ahead of the Australian Open, according to CNN affiliates Seven Network and Nine News.The hotel, previously used by the Australian government as a Covid-19 quarantine facility, is now being used as an Alternative Place of Detention for refugees and asylum seekers.

Djokovic's former coach: Novak should speak openly 02:30"It's so dirty and the food is so terrible," she added."[The authorities] don't want to give him any chance to move on to some better hotel or house that he already rented.

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