‘Laws and regulations’: Australia refuses to join Novak Djokovic | Tennis stories

Officials say the tennis players ‘failed to provide sufficient evidence to meet the entry requirements’ within the COVID epidemic.

Australia banned Novak Djokovic‘once a visa was obtained and denied the first tennis player to enter, the state border agency announced Thursday, that the player had “failed to provide sufficient evidence” to meet the requirements for entry.

Djokovic, from Serbia, said he had found it medical exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine to play in the upcoming Australian Open competition.

But in a statement Thursday, the Australian Border Force (ABF) said “Djokovic has failed to provide sufficient evidence to meet Australia’s entry requirements, and his visa has been revoked.”

Djokovic was taken from the Melbourne airport in Tullamarine to the Park Hotel, a state-owned hotel known for its refugee camp, pending deportation. He is expected to be sent Thursday later, despite reports that Djokovic’s lawyers have appealed the decision.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed that Djokovic’s visa has been revoked on television.

“Laws and rules, especially when it comes to our borders. No one is above these rules. “Our strong border policies have been essential for Australia to have the lowest number of deaths in the world from COVID, and we continue to be vigilant,” he said on Twitter.

Australia has developed strong measures to combat COVID-19, including the need for a comprehensive, illegal vaccine medical reasons, for people entering the country from abroad.

The people of Melbourne have endured prolonged and severe closures to bring down cases in 2020, and are now concerned about the consolidation that results from Omicron’s diversity.

Many were angry that the uncircumcised player was granted a visa to play in the Grand Slam tournament, which he has won nine times, and the outcry led Morrison to promise to remove Djokovic if he did not provide sufficient evidence to support pardon.

“There should be no Novak Djokovic special rules at all. There is nothing,” the Prime Minister said at a press conference on Wednesday.

In a spectacular scene on a Melbourne night, Djokovic arrived at Tullamarine airport around 11:30 pm local time (12:30 GMT) Wednesday after a 14-hour flight from Dubai, but was ushered into a private room under police. guards when Australian officials said his visa did not allow him to be denied medical treatment.

A few hours after the arrival of Goran Ivanisevic, the players’ coach, he shared a photo on his Instagram account, with comments and several emojis: “It’s not a regular trip downstairs.”

Djokovic’s case caused quite a stir, with the state of Victoria, where Melbourne is the state capital, saying it would not comply with his visa application.

Interior Minister Karen Andrews unveiled the plan Wednesday.

“While the Victorian and Tennis Australian government may allow an uncircumcised player to compete in the Australian Open, it is the Commonwealth government that will meet our requirements for the Australian border,” Andrews said. “If an arrivals do not have a vaccine, they must provide proof that they will not be vaccinated for medical reasons in order to be able to access routes if they are fully vaccinated.”

The Australian government’s move threatens to trigger diplomatic missions between Canberra and Belgrade.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic also said he supported Djokovic.

“I told our Novak that the whole of Serbia is with him and our bodies are doing everything to ensure that the abuse of a tennis player around the world is resolved quickly,” Vucic said in a statement Wednesday.

Vucic called the Australian ambassador to Belgrade and asked him to release Djokovic immediately to play, Serbian journalists added.