Tennis star Novak Djokovic thanks his supporters and family on Friday, a day after his visa was cancelled and he was detained in a hotel room in Australia.
“Thank you to people around the world for your continuous support. I can feel it and it is greatly appreciated,” Djokovic,, wrote on Instagram. The Serbian was hoping to defend his Australian Open title, but his participation is now a major doubt.
In Serbian, he added: “Thank you to my family, Serbia and all good people across the world who are sending me support. Thanks to dear God for health.”spoke out as it emerged that a second player had been put in Australian immigration detention: Renata Voracova, a doubles specialist from the Czech Republic, had her visa cancelled and will leave the country.
She"decided to drop out of the tournament due to limited possibilities for training and to leave Australia,” the Czech Foreign Ministry said in a statement, as reported by Reuters. The ministry added that it registered a diplomatic protest over the incident and said that several other players were caught in the same situation, without naming any.Meanwhile Djokovic is likely to stay in the hotel for at least the weekend as his appeal against his visa cancellation was
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