UPDATE: Novak Djokovic’s father speaks on his son being booted from Australia: “The truth is he is like water and water paves its own path. Novak is the Spartacus of the new world which won’t tolerate injustice, colonialism, and hypocrisy.”
, the star was stopped at border control over a bizarre visa mix-up. The Australian Border Force said Djokovic’s team requested a type of visa that doesn’t apply to people who have been granted a medical exemption from the COVID vaccines.citing a federal government source, said there were also questions over whether Djokovic had provided enough evidence to support his exemption anyway.
After Djokovic spent a night holed up at the airport, the Australian Border Force confirmed that the tennis star would be deported. Before the visa snafu, the unexplained decision to grant a medical exemption to one of the world’s fittest men provoked widespread anger in the nation.: “I don’t care how good a tennis player he is. If he’s refusing to get vaccinated, he shouldn’t be allowed in... If this exemption is true, it sends an appalling message to millions seeking to reduce [the COVID] risk to themselves and others.
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