Tennis champion Novak Djokovic leaves Australia without a vaccine and trophy

He really caused a blatant.

Novak Djokovic, 34-year-old Serbian tennis champion currently ranked number one The Association of Tennis Professionals, by a considerable margin, has been summoned by a different judge: the Australian Federal Court. The unvaccinated COVID-19 star athlete was expelled on Sunday following a highly visible appeal. The Associated Press pointed out that the expulsion order usually includes a three – year ban on returning to Australia.

Djokovic, who bindsRoger FedererandRafael NadalThe most Grand Slam wins, 20, have been won at the Australian Open nine times, including the last three years in a row. He was at the top of this year’s tournament before the lack of vaccination intervened.

His plan to return to Melbourne Parks ’famous blue courts quickly became an international story when border police blocked a superstar from entering the country in early January due to Australian public health practices.

Inside something opinion Djokovic said on Sunday: I respect the court’s decision and will cooperate with the relevant authorities regarding my departure from the country. He was photographed At Melbourne Airport, a 3M mask is worn in the airport lounge before a flight to Dubai.

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, called Djokovics’ hearing about keeping his visa a farce with a lot of lies, according to an AP report.

They think they humiliated Djokovic with this 10-day harassment, and in fact, they humbled themselves. If you said an unvaccinated has no right to enter, Novak would not come or be vaccinated, the 51-year-old politician said. He also called about the incident Orwellian.

Vucics’s comment reflects Djokovics ’lawyers’ claims regarding a a special exception given to the athlete. He was believed to enter Australia even though he was unvaccinated because he had recently contracted COVID-19. Nevertheless, Djokovics’ entry caused a lot dismay Among Australian citizens who have suffered from more severe social restrictions around the world during the pandemic. (In the United States, the Australian movement used to be ridiculed by fairly lenient thinkers such as Fox NewssLaura Ingrahamand the senatorTed Cruz. SenatorEdge Paul referred to barbed wire camps for unvaccinated in an Instagram comment.)

Djokovicsaid himselfopposed vaccination in April 2020, but later softened his stance by saying he was not an expert and wanted to keep his mind open. In June 2020, Djokovic publicly apologized for hosting a tennis tournament in Serbia and Croatia, despite criticism that it flew in front of restrictions on social distances. He, his wife Jelena, and three other players later passed a positive COVID-19 test.

In September 2020, Djokovic was disqualified from the US Open when he hit the ball and threw the liner down his throat.

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