{"id":53063,"date":"2022-01-16T17:42:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T15:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=53063"},"modified":"2022-01-16T17:04:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T15:04:39","slug":"novak-djokovic-to-be-deported-after-australia-rejects-his-visa-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/novak-djokovic-to-be-deported-after-australia-rejects-his-visa-appeal","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic To Be Deported After Australia Rejects His Visa Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Serbian world No. 1 tennis star Novak Djokovic\u2019s will not participate in the Australian Open after the Australian government cancelled his visa for a second time this month on public health grounds.<\/p>\n<p>A three-judge panel on Sunday cancelled the unvaccinated 34-year-old\u2019s visa, ending his hopes of defending his Australian Open title and winning a record 21st Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic had been scheduled to play his first match on Monday but is now set to be deported from Australia.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released after the ruling, the Serb said he was \u201cextremely disappointed\u201d but respected the ruling. He said:<\/p>\n<p>I will co-operate with the relevant authorities in relation to my departure from the country.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic was detained in Australia last week over a visa and a vaccination dispute and has been staying at an immigration detention hotel in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>He had been taken to the hotel after his visa was first revoked following his arrival on 6 January.<\/p>\n<p>A judge later overturned that decision, finding that border officials had ignored correct procedure when he arrived.<\/p>\n<p>However, last Friday, the Australian government stepped in to revoke the visa yet again, a decision that Djokovic\u2019s lawyers appealed.<\/p>\n<p>Australia has some of the world\u2019s most COVID-19 rules when it comes to international travellers and the government has repeatedly said that no-one is above rules.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Serbian world No. 1 tennis star Novak Djokovic\u2019s will not participate in the Australian Open after the Australian government cancelled his visa for a second time this month on public health grounds. A three-judge panel on Sunday cancelled the unvaccinated 34-year-old\u2019s visa, ending his hopes of defending his Australian Open title and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":53062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,35,16,15],"tags":[1493,2189,6367,8107,8105,5949,8106,8043,8108,5441,19],"class_list":{"0":"post-53063","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-homepage-english","9":"category-sport","10":"category-twitter","11":"tag-africa-press","12":"tag-africa-press-zimbabwe-2","13":"tag-australia","14":"tag-australian-open","15":"tag-australian-open-2021","16":"tag-deportation","17":"tag-grand-slam","18":"tag-novak-djokovic","19":"tag-tennis","20":"tag-visa","21":"tag-zimbabwe"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - 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