Djokovic to launch court battle to remain in Australia

Novak Djokovic Image: Alamy Stock Photo Novak Djokovic Image: Alamy Stock Photo TENNIS WORLD NUMBER one Novak Djokovic launches a make-or-break court battle tomorrow to stay in Melbourne and defend his Australian Open title, arguing he has an all-clear because of a positive coronavirus test in December.

In an order released to the public Sunday, Judge Anthony Kelly said the one-day case will go ahead as scheduled, refusing a government request to adjourn until Wednesday. Djokovic is unvaccinated and poses a risk to people and the health system in Australia, they said in a 13-page document lodged with the court Sunday.

Despite Djokovic’s claim of a positive test on 16 December, pictures shared by the Belgrade tennis federation showed him at a young players’ event in the city on 17 December.Djokovic also attended a gathering on 16 December, when the Serbian national postal service launched a stamp series in his honour.

Since being held, his pleas to be moved to a facility where he can train for the Australian Open have fallen on deaf ears, his lawyers said. Tennis Australia chief Craig Tiley on Sunday defended his organisation from criticism that it failed to warn players that a previous infection did not qualify them for entry without a Covid-19 vaccination.

It’s awful when the number one tennis player on the earth becomes a refugee. What happened in serbania to cause this. Will he get to bring his family?

Hope he wins. He’s only going for a game of tennis FFS. All this bullsh*t needs to stop now.

Keep going! Stand firm! You have been Number 1 and, you will always be!

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