After holding Novak Djokovic at a Melbourne airport for 12 hours, Australian authorities announced that they would kick him out of the country — claiming he did not provide proper evidence for the medical vaccine exemption he received to play in the Open
Throwing away his shot? Photo: Julian Finney/Getty Images After holding vaccine skeptic and reigning Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic at a Melbourne airport for 12 hours, the country’s authorities announced that they would kick him out of the country — claiming he did not provide proper evidence for the medical exemption he received to play in the Open.
After receiving the exemption earlier this week, Djokovic arrived in Melbourne on Thursday morning to defend his title. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Djokovic, who believes positive thinking can transform the molecular structure of water, faced multiple issues regarding his entry into Australia, and as a result had been questioned overnight by Australian Border Force officials at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport.
Border agents asked if the regional government could help facilitate Djokovic’s entry. But Victorian officials know which way the political winds are blowing and were in no mood to grant Djokovic any favors, as a member of the state’s Legislative Council made clear.
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