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How Djokovic Can Play Despite Being Banned From Entering Australia
In fact, Novak Djokovic was banned from the country for three years. But his chances at the Australian Open in January are not so bad.
Novak Djokovic also has next year’s Australian Open on his mind.
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The Australian Open is still three months away, and it’s already clear these days: the question of whether Novak Djokovic will enter Melbourne in January to compete in the first Grand Slam of the 2023 season is gathering pace. Again.
The Serb was the first to speak of his desire to compete in the event, which he won nine times and missed out on last January. In such cases, the judgment mentioned a ban on entering the country for three years. Novak Djokovic’s request was of course forwarded to the Australian Open tournament director. But Craig Tyle was wise this time not to outline loopholes for the vaccine freeze, as he tried to push through exemptions a year ago. He now mentions politics.
Karen Andrews, the opposition home secretary at the time of Djokovic’s deportation in January, said: “It would be a slap in the face to the people of Australia to suddenly let Novak Djokovic into the country. A top tennis player.” The positions have been clarified, except for one very important one: how does the Australian government think?
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Anthony Albanese of the Australian Labor Party has been Prime Minister since May. Various reports have suggested that Scott Morrison, 54, of the Liberal Party of Australia, was sympathetic to the 59-year-old tennis player when he was prime minister and was keen not to rekindle the affair with Djokovic earlier this year. Pushed through a tough course. Then the election campaign took place.
Hoping Djokovic will fight for his 22nd Grand Slam title, the Spaniard is justified in drawing level with Rafael Nadal. From July, those who have not been vaccinated can get visas for Australia again. There is a way for him to try to circumvent the temporary entry ban, and it is his right to go that route. An immigration attorney confirmed to The Associated Press that Djokovic will have to explain his situation and request that the ban be lifted. The Australian Border Patrol, which investigates every objection, may not be impressed by Djokovic’s prominence, which led one researcher to name a species of beetle recently discovered in Serbia “Dualius Djokovic.”
Either way, Djokovic can rightly point out that as a world traveler he respects the laws of every country he enters. He also accepted that he was banned from entering New York in September, causing him to miss the US Open. The court’s argument that Djokovic’s presence would endanger Australia’s security is also unlikely to hold up for a second term. It was already in question in January.
Djokovic can still play tennis. He hasn’t played much lately, but has won titles at Wimbledon and Rome, and won his 89th and 90th titles in Tel Aviv and Astana. Of course, this will help everyone involved to avoid having to make a last-minute decision again. Three months pass quickly.
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