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Djokovic opens dramatic court battle to stay in Australia
AFP, Published on 10/01/2022
» MELBOURNE: Detained tennis superstar Novak Djokovic gets his day in court Monday, with an Australian judge poised to hear his make-or-break bid to avoid deportation and challenge for a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title.
Djokovic opens dramatic court battle to stay in Australia
AFP, Published on 09/01/2022
» MELBOURNE - Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic launches a make-or-break court battle on Monday to stay in Melbourne and defend his Australian Open title, arguing he has an all-clear because of a positive coronavirus test in December.
Djokovic readies vaccine exemption case for Australian visa showdown
AFP, Published on 09/01/2022
» MELBOURNE: Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic prepared his legal guns Sunday for a battle to stay in Melbourne and defend his Australian Open title, arguing he has the all-clear because of a positive coronavirus test in December.
Djokovic 'had Covid last month'
Published on 08/01/2022
» MELBOURNE: Tennis star Novak Djokovic contracted Covid-19 last month but was not experiencing symptoms and had written clearance from Australian immigration authorities before travelling to the country with a medical exemption from its vaccination rules, his lawyers say.
Australian tennis boss rejects blame for Djokovic drama
AFP, Published on 08/01/2022
» MELBOURNE: Australia's tennis chief boasted in an internal video leaked Saturday of his team's "unbelievable job" despite a visa crisis engulfing the men's world number one, Novak Djokovic.
Czech tennis player speaks out from Aussie 'prison'
Published on 08/01/2022
» MELBOURNE: Czech tennis player Renata Voracova, placed in the same Melbourne detention centre where Novak Djokovic is believed to be staying after both had their Australian visas revoked, says her stay so far has felt like being “in prison”.
Australia detains another tennis player
Published on 07/01/2022
» MELBOURNE: Czech tennis player Renata Voracova has ended up in the same detention facility as Novak Djokovic in the run-up to the Australian Open, the Czech foreign ministry said on Friday.