Novak Djokovic was expelled from Australia.
This was decided by the Federal Court which met to examine the appeal presented by the lawyers of the number one in world tennis against the withdrawal of the visa.
During the hearing, the three judges listened for several hours to the arguments of the Australian government, according to which the presence of Nole, not vaccinated against the coronavirus, would represent a "health risk". The Serbian lawyers, on the other hand, defined the decision of the authorities as "irrational" and "unreasonable".
Djokovic, who said he was "extremely disappointed" then loses his battle and will not be able to stay in the country to defend the title at the Australian Open but, he stressed, "I will respect the verdict", in fact he took a plane from Melbourne to Dubai . "The court's decision is that the request be rejected with the legal costs to be borne by the tennis player," reads the ruling.
To take his place in the first round of the tournament will be an Italian: the 28-year-old from Avola Salvatore Caruso.
(Unioneonline / ss)
