Novak Djokovic: Australia says tennis star given no visa assurances

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The case has made headlines around the world, with people in Serbia taking to the streets in support.

Lawyers fighting to deport the tennis star argued that he was not given assurances that a medical exemption would allow him into Australia.

Lawyers for the Australian government have filed a court document that shows that Novak Djokovic is unvaccinated.

Australia's Covid border rules only allow non-double vaccine foreigners to enter if they have a medical exemption.

The legal team for the player argue that he has a valid exemption.

The Serbian tennis player flew into Melbourne last week to defend his Australian Open title.

He was held in an immigration detention centre as his lawyers prepared to appeal against the decision to cancel his visa.

The case will be heard by a judge on Monday. Tennis Australia needs to know by Tuesday if he will be allowed to play, as it has to schedule his matches for the tournament, which begins 17 January.

The 35-page document was submitted on Saturday by the lawyers for the tennis player, who argued that he fulfilled the criteria for a vaccine exemption certificate because of the recent Covid infections.

Lawyers for Australia's home office dismissed this as a valid reason.

There is no suggestion that the person had a major medical illness in December of 2011. He said that he tested positive. It said that there was no assurance of entry by a non-citizen into Australia.

The two parties agree that the person is unvaccinated.

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Serbs in Belgrade give their reaction to the row.

In the past, he has said that he is opposed to vaccination, but never said that he had had the vaccine.

The news that he had been granted a medical exemption was met with anger by citizens who have been living under strict Covid rules.

People missed funerals, births and weddings because of those controls. Some rules have been relaxed because of the increased number of vaccinations. Some people can't travel interstate or globally because of current measures.

Christine Wharton told ABC that it was a disgrace. "We've all done the right thing, we've all gotten our jabs and our boosters, and we have someone that has come from overseas, and he's been exempt and can play."

There are vaccines for coronaviruses.
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