World No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic, who refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19, has canceled his Australian Open.
A federal court in Australia held a hearing and unanimously rejected Djokovic’s request to reissue an entry visa that had been canceled by the Australian government.
As a result, Djokovic will be forced to leave Australia soon and will be barred from entering Australia for the next three years unless otherwise addressed.
Djokovic said in a statement that he was disappointing but that he would respect the court decision and cooperate with the departure process and hope that the attention that has been focused on him over the past few weeks will be on the Australian Open and the players.
On the 14th, Djokovic requested an emergency hearing from the court after Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawk ex officio canceled his visa on the 14th, but lost. it has been
On the evening of the 17th, Djokovic, who was scheduled to play in the first round at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, the main stadium of the tournament, was canceled and Salvatore Caruso of Italy, ranked 150th in the world, took his place.
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