Australian Judge Overturns Novak Djokovic's Visa Cancellation, Govt Still Threatening to Deport Him

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Jan. 10, 2022

Pureblood rank one tennis champion Novak "No-Vax" Djokovic on Monday won the right to stay in Australia and compete in the Australian Open after having his visa reinstated by a federal judge but the Australian government is nonetheless threatening to pull his visa again and deport him out of spite.

I’m pleased and grateful that the Judge overturned my visa cancellation. Despite all that has happened,I want to stay and try to compete @AustralianOpen
I remain focused on that. I flew here to play at one of the most important events we have in front of the amazing fans. 👇 pic.twitter.com/iJVbMfQ037
— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) January 10, 2022

For now I cannot say more but THANK YOU all for standing with me through all this and encouraging me to stay strong 🙏🙏🙏🙏
— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) January 10, 2022

World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic's uncle expressed dismay and anger at the way the Australian government handled his nephew's entry into the country ahead of the Australian Open https://t.co/2NObcC7p3B pic.twitter.com/p0pLNu2lzs
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 10, 2022

Dijana Djokovic: 'Novak was subject to torture, harassment. We will hear even more about what he has gone through.'
— Oliver Brown (@oliverbrown_tel) January 10, 2022

Fans who gathered outside the detention facility in which Novak Djokovic has been held have been heard chanting his name as they celebrate a court decision to reinstate his visa.

Read more: https://t.co/PB7Tdv3F6B pic.twitter.com/QFLAGVkYWu
— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 10, 2022

From the AP, "Judge says Djokovic can stay in Australia but saga not over":

Novak Djokovic returned to the tennis court Monday for training, having won a legal battle to stay in Australia to play in the Australian Open after his exemption from strict coronavirus vaccine rules was questioned. But the government is still threatening to cancel his visa and deport him.

[...] But government lawyer Christopher Tran told the judge that the immigration minister "will consider whether to exercise a personal power of cancellation."

That would mean that the nine-time Australian Open winner and defending champion could again face deportation and could miss the tournament, which starts on Jan. 17. It could also bar him from the country for three years.

Here's an excerpt from his interrogation:

In related news, Georgia's No. 1 tennis player, Nikoloz Basilashvili, had to quit his match during the Australian Open last week because he said he was "struggling to breathe."

Tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili from Georgia was forced to forfeit his match after suffering from breathing difficulties.

Another interesting coincidence. pic.twitter.com/CiPovHGuJR
— The Vigilant Fox (@VigilantFox) January 9, 2022

Follow InformationLiberation on Twitter, Facebook, Gab, Minds, Parler and Telegram.