January 12, 2022, 07:34am
The Australian Open is in danger of being disrupted after Novak Djokovic admitted to taking part in an in-person interview despite knowing he was Covid positive, while Australia ponders whether to cancel his visa over questions about his travel documents. Here is a chronological look at key events.
The Australian Open will be held at the Park, Melbourne.
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The premier of the host state of the Australian Open will not reveal his vaccination status, he told Serbian tabloid Blic.
The Serbian team for the first week of January in Sydney is named as a result of uncertainty about his eligibility to enter Australia.
The 20-time grand slam winner is named in the entry list of players for the Australian Open despite a lack of clarity about his eligibility to enter Australia.
On December 14, 2021,Djokovic poses for a photo with a player who tests positive for Covid-19 the next day, at a basketball match in Serbia.
The tennis star claims that on January 12 he took a rapid antigen test that returned a negative result, and then submitted a nasal swab for a test in the afternoon which came back a positive result.
The Serbian national postal service organized an event to honor him.
December 17, 2021Djokovic poses maskless with young tennis players during an event in Serbia, but later claims he had tested negative on a rapid antigen test before the event and later became aware of his positive test in the evening, nearly 24 hours after the result was generated.
In December of 2021,Djokovic takes part in a photoshoot and interview organized by French sports publisher L'Equipe, despite being aware that he is positive, but claims that the interview was socially distanced and he wore a mask at all times. He claims to have canceled all other events and entered isolation.
In December of 2021,Djokovic takes part in a photoshoot and interview organized by French sports publisher L'Equipe, despite being aware that he is positive, but claims that the interview was socially distanced and he wore a mask at all times. He claims to have canceled all other events and entered isolation.
December 22, 2021,Djokovic tests negative for Covid-19 in a second test.
In a video posted on social media, Djokovic is seen playing tennis on the streets of Belgrade and later posing for a photo with a Serbian player.
According to local media reports, the Serbian tennis player is training in the Spanish city of Marabella, where he owns a house.
On January 4, 2022, Djokovic posts a photo of himself on social media as he prepares to fly from Spain to Australia and announces that he has been given an exemption to play in the Australian Open.
The nine-time Australian Open champion lands in Melbourne and is immediately arrested by Australian Border Authorities.
The top tennis star is taken to immigration detention in January of 2022, while his lawyers file an appeal against the decision to cancel his visa.
An Australian court rules in favor of the tennis player and orders the Australian government to overturn the visa cancellation.
Despite his visa cancellation being overturned by a federal court, he still faces deportation from Australia. 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. The decision was supposed to be made on Wednesday, but he received more submissions from the lawyers of the other party.
While being covid Positive, Fresh Questions were raised about his test.
Australia is considering a second Visa Cancelation, which is said to be under investigation by Djokovic.
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