Novak Djokovic was set to land in Serbia after he was deported from Australia for failing to meet the country’s Covid-19 vaccination requirements.
on his arrival back on home soil in Serbia on Monday after he was deported from Australia for failing to meet the country’s Covid-19 vaccination requirements.
to take part in the tournament — something that angered many Australians who have endured strict Covid restrictions on their everyday lives and on travel. “I think the way they treated him was terribly wrong, I think the decision itself was terribly wrong,” Lajovic said after his match., but Alex Hawke, Australia’s immigration minister, later used his personal powers to have the visa cancelled. Three Federal Court judges upheld the decision Sunday, sealing The Serb's fate.
Meanwhile, doubt was cast on Djokovic's participation in the French Open in May after Sports Minister Roxana MărăcineanuNovak Djokovic arrives back in Belgrade, Serbia on Monday after being deported from Australia.Djokovic, who said in 2020 he was against vaccination, has become a focal point for the burgeoning anti-vaccine movement internationally.
Dan Andrews, the premier of the Australian state of Victoria, attracted anti-vaccine protesters’ ire with a blunt assessment of the Djokovic saga: “It’s very simple, just get vaccinated. And then everyone’s time wouldn’t have to be wasted with this.”
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