Novak Djokovic live updates: The latest news from the Australian Open vaccine line

Novak Djokovic’s mother, Dijana, has called her son’s situation “not human” because of a revoked visa.

“I’ve been feeling horrible since yesterday that they’re holding him a prisoner. It’s not fair. It is not human. I hope he wins, Djokovic’s mother said.

He also confirmed that he had spoken to him briefly over the phone about Belgrade. He added: “Terrible, terrible accommodation. It’s just a small immigration hotel, if it’s a hotel.”

Novak Djokovic’s father, Srdjan Djokovic, said: “Novak and his team left the same type of shelves as the other 25 tennis players and had no problems, only Novak. They wanted to humiliate him.

“She’s not under arrest, she’s in jail. They took all her stuff, even her wallet.

“He was left with only a phone and no change of clothes, and no place to wash his face. He is in prison, our pride is a prisoner of these idiots.

Novak Djokovic has rarely left any nuance in the same way as his unmistakable dominance of tennis. In the world of sports, he has been chosen as either an unstoppable heir or a cold iconoclast who relentlessly strives to set records. In medical matters, the de facto second court of a 20-time grand slam champion, the reputation of a conspiracy or – at least in his own eyes – a martyr has always been more self-inflicted.

And as the drama and diplomacy of Djokovic’s flare-up in Melbourne continues, with the Serbian arrest at the Park Hotel until Monday, it’s hard not to feel like we’ve been bubbling towards such an eruption for years. Djokovic’s life has always been based on stubborn self-confidence, which has achieved tremendous success and caused regular controversy, especially during a pandemic. In the end, however, there had to be a flashpoint where the highly questionable beliefs of the 34-year-old collided with reality and still did not lead to victory.

Of course, it is not yet entirely clear whether Djokovic will be allowed to compete in the Australian Open. After eight hours at Melbourne Airport on Wednesday, his father, Srdjan, declared that his son was a “Spartacus of the New World” and that “he is like water and water smooths his own path.” The delusions of greatness are seemingly hereditary, but there can be no doubt that Djokovic is accustomed to getting his own will.

Rafael Nadal’s uncle and coach Toni Nadal have joined the conversation about Novak Djokovic and admit to being surprised that the Serb has not yet been vaccinated while trying to play in the Australian Open.

“I have to admit that until Tuesday’s announcement, I thought the Serbian player would give up the tournament or be vaccinated,” Toni Nadal says in his El Pais column.

“Nearly six million people have lost their lives to this damn virus and many other millions have been vaccinated.

“I want to think that all this is no stranger to Novak and that he removes doubts as a sign of human sensitivity and understanding.”

“One of the actions of the border forces … is to act on intelligence to divert their attention to potential arrivals,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison told Sky Sports News.

“When you get people to make public statements about what they say and what they’re going to do and what their claims are, they pay a lot of attention to themselves.

“Anyone who does that, be it a celebrity, a politician, a tennis player, a journalist, or anyone who does, can expect to be asked more than others before you arrive.”

US Open champion Daniil Medvedev has opposed the opportunity to take a stand on the debate over Novak Djokovic’s visa situation ahead of the Australian Open.

The Russian will run into number one if Djokovic withdraws due to visa problems and claims to be focusing only on himself at the moment.

“If he got a fair exemption from the rule, he should be here; if he wasn’t, he shouldn’t be here,” Medvedev said.

“It sounds easy, but it looks really hard, and I don’t feel inside the story, so I’m just focusing on myself.”

Australia continues to suffer from record cases of Covid due to the strain of Omicron virus.

And while Thursday’s figure is still incomplete, Australia has reported 72,392 new infections, exceeding the previous 24-hour total of 64,774.

Cases have remained low due to the aggressive constraints of previous phases of the pandemic, but the country now has more virus spread than many other parts of the Asia-Pacific region.

Former Australian Open general manager Paul McNamee has said: “For survivors, all players go through the same visa process that Tennis Australia oversees to play in the Australian Open (because non-Australians are currently not eligible).

“So it has to be believed that Djokovic is the only player who has been issued a visa and then it has been revoked.”

Novak Djokovic’s mother, Dijana, has called her son’s situation “not human” because of a revoked visa.

“I’ve been feeling horrible since yesterday that they’re holding him a prisoner. It’s not fair. It is not human. I hope he wins, Djokovic’s mother said.

He also confirmed that he had spoken to him briefly over the phone about Belgrade. He added: “Terrible, terrible accommodation. It’s just a small immigration hotel, if it’s a hotel.”

According to Health Minister Greg Hunt, Novak Djokovic’s visa to Australia was revoked after border authorities investigated the medical exemption and “the honesty and evidence behind it.”

Djokovic has not confirmed his vaccination status or whether he has been infected with the virus in the last six months – which was one of the key criteria for getting an exemption.

His case is now being processed on Monday, when he can be deported.