The clash between 20 Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic and the Australian government is now in the final stages. Or rather say that the Australian government has won and Djokovic will not be able to take part in the Australia Open. He will have to return to Serbia. Three federal court judges on Sunday unanimously upheld the immigration minister’s decision to revoke Djokovic’s visa, which means the world number one tennis player will now have to leave the country.
Not only this, usually when this happens, a person is banned in Australia for 3 years. This simply means that if this happens to Djokovic as well, then he will not be able to participate in the Australian Open for the next 3 years. Or maybe he may never play in this tournament again. This is because he is currently 34 years old and when the ban is lifted, he will be 37 years old. He may have retired by then.
Can be out of other Grand Slams too
The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam of the year. After this, the other three French Open (France), Wimbledon (England) and US Open (Australia) are yet to be held, but the question arises that will they get entry in these countries if they do not get the vaccine helpful in preventing the epidemic Covid-19? These countries may not even give entry to Novak. Or maybe after getting the vaccine, he can take part in the tournament.
What will happen to Djokovic now?
If not prevented by court action, the person has to be deported as soon as possible after the order. The government has not said when Djokovic will leave. The deportation order usually means the person cannot return to Australia for three years. Chief Justice James Allsop said the decision depended on whether the minister’s decision was “irrational or legally unreasonable”. Allsop said, ‘It is not within the function of the court to decide on the merits or wisdom of the judgement.’
Djokovic expressed disappointment
Djokovic said, “I am deeply disappointed by the court’s decision to reject my application for judicial review of the minister’s decision to cancel the visa, which means that I cannot live in Australia and participate in the Australian Open.” I can take it.’ “I respect the court’s decision and will cooperate with the authorities concerned regarding my return from the country,” he said. The organizers of the Australian Open declined to comment on the court’s decision.
Salvatore Caruso gets entry
Djokovic has won nine of his 20 Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open. Djokovic is the last three-time champion. Djokovic was to open his campaign against compatriot Serbian Miomir Kesmanovic in the last match of the day on the main court on Monday. Kesmanovic will now play against the ‘Lucky Loser’ instead. A lucky loser is a player who loses in qualifying but gets a place in the main draw due to the withdrawal of a player. After 90 minutes of Djokovic’s decision, tournament organizers said he had been replaced by Italy’s Salvatore Caruso, who has a world ranking of 150. Third seed Aleksandr Zverev will now play his first match against Daniil Altamir at the Rod Laver Arena.
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