Novak Djokovic spoke out for the first time on Twitter Monday after a federal judge reinstated his visa, saying he hopes to still be able to participate in the Australian Open later this month despite the possibility that the federal government could still cancel his visa.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia in action during the Davis Cup Finals 2021, Semifinal 1, tennis match played between Croatia and Serbia at Madrid Arena pavilion on Dec. 03, 2021, in Madrid, Spain.
He explained that his visa was granted on the basis of his medical exemption given to him by Tennis Australia and two medical panels, including one by the Victorian state government, and that he had complied fully with the information requested of him prior to his arrival in Australia. "So you’re giving me legally 20 minutes to try to provide additional information that I don’t have? At 4 o’clock in the morning?" he said, via The Age."I mean you kind of put me in a very awkward position where at four in the morning I can’t call the director of Tennis Australia, I can’t engage with anybody from the Victorian state government through Tennis Australia. I just – you put me in a very uncomfortable position. I don’t know what else I can tell you.
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