Tennis star Novak Djokovic praises an Australian judge's ruling allowing him to stay in the country, and says he'd turned his focus from the courtroom to defending his Grand Slam title on the courts.
A federal judge upheld the tennis star’s appeal to stay in the country and be allowed to defend his title in the Australian Open after the Australian government revoked his travel visa over vaccines.Tennis star Novak Djokovic praised an Australian judge's ruling allowing him to stay in the country, saying he'd turned his focus from the courtroom to defending his Grand Slam title on the courts.
Members of the media waiting for a sighting of Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic surround a departing transport vehicle exiting the Park Hotel, where the athlete has been held during a legal challenge over his visa, in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 10, 2022. The Australian government said in response that Djokovic's recent COVID-19 infection didn't qualify him for an exemption. Officials denied that procedural unfairness or unreasonableness had anything to do with why his visa was cancelled.
Questions about Djokovic's status in Australia lingered after the decision. Christopher Tran, the government's counsel, said the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship may exercise his power to revoke Djokovic's visa despite Monday's ruling. Judge Kelly said that potential move “concerned” him.
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