Djokovic, after ordering his deportation: “I am extremely disappointed”

The tennis player Novak Djokovic has stated to be “extremely disappointed“after the decision of the Australian justice system to order his deportation, after entering the country without being vaccinated or previously quarantined, thus violating the state laws of transit of people in Australia. The plenary session of the Federal Court of Australia decided, in a hearing virtual, unanimously that the cancellation of the tennis player’s visa by the Immigration Minister has a legal basis, and, consequently, Djokovic will be deported.The appeal filed by the Serbian athlete has not prospered and he will not be able to defend from this Monday his crown at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Australian justice has given the definitive setback in the ‘Djokovic case’ and his departure from the country in the southeast of the peaceful it’s a matter of hours. After four hours of court hearing -which has been broadcast on platforms such as YouTube-, the magistrates canceled Djokovic’s visa for the second time. A decision that the Balkan tennis player did not like, who, despite the rejection expressed, has also declared that he will not oppose compliance with it. “I respect the ruling and will cooperate with the relevant authorities in relation to my departure from the country,” he said in a statement. The Serbian press has not well understood the meaning of the court ruling, which it has described this Sunday as a “scandal” and “shame” without precedent in international sport.

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Another reaction that has not been long in coming is that of the Australian Minister of Immigration, Alex Hawke, which celebrated this Sunday the unanimous ruling of the justice that allows the deportation of the Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic and recalled the “great sacrifices” that Australia made during the pandemic. “Australia’s strong border protection policies have kept us safe during the pandemic, resulting in one of the lowest death rates, strongest economic recoveries and highest vaccination rates in the world,” the minister said. who recalled that “Australians have made great sacrifices to get to this point”. Hawke has maneuvered so that the award-winning Serbian tennis player does not become a symbol of anti-vaccines in Australia, where immunization has wide social support and 91.4% of Australians have the double vaccination schedule.