Novak Djokovic has been detained in the customs of the Melbourne airport for bureaucratic problem with your visa. The world number 1 landed in the capital of the state of Victoria at approximately 3:30 p.m. Spanish time this Wednesday.
The Serbian tennis player had an exemption from the Australian medical authorities that allowed him to enter the country to play the Australian Open, where he defends the title. Djokovic had presented allegations to be able to play without explaining if he had been vaccinated Covid-19, as is mandatory for all tennis players who would like to play the first Grand Slam of the season that begins on January 17.
The outrage quickly spread throughout the country, mainly in Melbourne, the city that suffered the longest confinement in the world, as well as throughout the country, since Australia has been one of the nations that imposed the most restrictions on its borders.
The Minister of the Interior Australian Homeland Minister Karen Andrews indicated that at the border Dkojovic should show that he cannot be vaccinated. “While the (regional) Government of Victoria and Tennis Australia may allow an unvaccinated player to compete in the Australian Open, it is the Australian Government the one that will enforce our requirements at the Australian border, “Andrews said in a statement.
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The tournament director, Craig Tiley, again explained the decision made to a local network. “For tennis players it is an even more dense process than for anyone else because they have to submit to the scrutiny of another committee, which evaluates the applications without considering the applicant and then grants exemptions when deemed necessary & rdquor ;, he told the channel of Australian television Nine.
Tiley, who has been in the center of the target this Wednesday by much of Australian society after the news, encouraged the Serbian to make public the reason why he has been granted the medical exemption in order to calm the storm generated.
Athletes’ reviews
Scottish tennis player Jamie Murray commented at a press conference after his last ATP Cup clash with Great Britain that if he had been the one who had been applied for an exemption for not having been vaccinated, he would not have received it.
The Australian tennis players in charge of representing the host country in the ATP Cup in singles, Alex De Minaur and James Duckworth, gave a sarcastic smile when asked about the question at a press conference after their loss to Germany.
“I just think it’s very interesting, it’s the only thing I’m going to say about it & rdquor ;, said De Miñaur, while his compatriot Duckworth explained that if the Serbian met the requirements to obtain the exemption, then he should be able to enter the country.
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De Miñaur joked about the tone so “politically correct & rdquor; which his partner adopted and they both concluded with a laugh.
The critics were also joined by Australian football legend Kevin Bartlett, claiming that the Australian people had been taken for a fool after all that has happened.
Reference-www.elperiodico.com