Melbourne (Australia)
How the ‘Djokovic Affair’ Finally Came to an End
SYDNEY, Australia — The day before the Australian Open was set to begin, Novak Djokovic, possibly the greatest tennis player of all time, ran up against a group of determined opponents that no amount of talent, training, money or willpower could overcome. He lost his final bid to stay in Australia on Sunday when a […]
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Australia Wants Novak Djokovic Out. Australians Are Thrilled.
Update: A panel of judges ruled on Sunday that Australia’s immigration minister was within his rights to cancel the tennis champion Novak Djokovic’s visa. The judges’ ruling is final; the Australian Open begins Monday. MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic has had his visa to stay in Australia revoked — not once but twice. After a successful […]
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Novak Djokovic Can Remain in Australia, Judge Rules
SYDNEY, Australia — Novak Djokovic, the Serbian tennis star, moved one step closer to competing for his record 21st Grand Slam title after an Australian judge ordered his release from immigration detention on Monday, ending a five-day saga over his refusal to be vaccinated for Covid-19. The judge, Anthony Kelly, found that Djokovic had been […]
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Djokovic Stay at Park Hotel Highlights Australia Asylum Seeker Plight
MELBOURNE, Australia — The people demonstrating outside the Park Hotel in Melbourne on Saturday were a disparate group. Some were Serb-Australians and anti-vaccine campaigners, there to support Novak Djokovic, the tennis superstar who is in quarantine there as he challenges Australia’s decision to deny him entry over questions about a Covid-19 vaccine exemption. A separate […]
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