January 11, 2022, 06:36am
The fate of the tennis star's Australian Open hangs in the balance while government officials consider canceling his visa for a second time over his Covid-19 discrepancy, as the Sydney Morning Herald reported Tuesday.
Novak Djokovic is training in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open.
The pool is via a photo.
According to court documents, he stated on his Australia Travel Declaration form that he had not traveled in 14 days prior to his arrival in Melbourne.
On Christmas day, he was in Serbia, and then traveled to his residence in Marabella, Spain, on January 2.
A maximum penalty of 12 months in prison is the maximum penalty for giving false or misleading information according to the Australian Government.
The report states that the declaration form was filled by Tennis Australia on his behalf, but it's not clear if this would shield him from facing action.
The Immigration Minister is considering using his powers to cancel the unvaccinated player's visa for a second time on public health and safety grounds.
Forbes reached out to the Australian Home Affairs Ministry for a comment.
Hall & Wilcox, the law firm representing Novak Djokovic, said they had to give the tennis star a special exemption to enter their office, which is usually only open to people who are vaccine free. The firm said that the attendance was in accordance with the COVID-19 vaccine policy.
Chief critic.
In a recent interview, Australian Tennis star Nick Kyrgios expressed his sympathies for the Serbian, who he has clashed with in the past. The media loves to divide and I don't think it's right how we're handling it.
The key background.
The Australian government was ordered to restore his visa by the Federal Circuit Court. The judge said that the cancelation of the visa was unreasonable as he was denied adequate time to consult others on the questions raised by border authorities. Australia requires all foreign visitors to be fully vaccined against Covid-19, with limited medical exemptions allowed in some cases. According to court documents, the Australian Border Force alleged that the unvaccinated man failed to provide enough evidence to get a medical exemption.
There is a structure called the Tangent.
Some questions have been raised about the validity of the test that he used to claim a medical exemption from. On December 17th, he attended an event with young tennis players in Serbia without wearing a mask. A day after that, he attended a photo shoot. The press conference was shut down when questions were raised about the issue.
A day in Australia but faces investigation over travel form.
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