Novak Djokovic breaks silence after winning appeal against deportation from Australia

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The world No. 1 has said he is ‘focused’ on playing tennis after winning his appeal against deportation from Australia

Djokovic was released from an immigration facility in Melbourne on Monday after Judge Anthony Kelly quashed an order to cancel his visa following scrutiny over his medical exemption for the Covid vaccine.

“Despite all that has happened, I want to stay and try to compete at the Australian Open. 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. Djokovic posted the statement, only his second message since he was detained following his arrival into Australia on Thursday, as his family was holding a press conference in his native Serbia.His brother, Djordje Djokovic, said: “Novak has trained, he was on the tennis court, he went to Australia to play tennis.

He used that as grounds in applying for a medical exemption to Australia’s strict vaccination rules, but Djokovic’s familyafter pictures emerged of him out in public on 17 December.

 

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