‘Other players to watch’: Open fans back decision to deport Djokovic | CarolynAnneWebb
The rain held off, musicans played and queuing tennis fans at Melbourne Park were keen to get started on their spectating on the first day of the 2022 Australian Open on Monday.
Jackie Ashton from Penrith, NSW, in blue shirt and friend Deslie Kasmer, from Faulconbridge, NSW.-Day one of the Australian Open 2022 The gates open. 17th January 2022, The Age news Picture by JOE ARMAOsaid they agreed with the Federal Court ruling that Djokovic should be deported and said the tournament wouldn’t suffer without him.
Her friend Deslie Kasmer, 60, of Faulconbridge, NSW, said if Djokovic had to be deported, it should have been done much earlier. Beverley and Ron Schwarz from Bright, Victoria, and grandson Ethan Schwarz, of Vermont South, at the Open on day one.Ron Schwarz, aged in his 70s, from Bright in north-eastern Victoria, said Djokovic should “definitely” have been deported after incorrect visa information was given to officials.Mr Schwarz’s wife, Beverley, said: “I think it was fair for everyone that his visa should have been cancelled. Because we’ve all had to be vaxxed to be here. We’re triple vaxxed.
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