The world No. 1 in tennis Novak Djokovic benefited from an exemption from vaccination against Covid-19 because he had contracted the virus in December, estimated his lawyers in a document filed on Saturday in court.
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“
The date of the first positive Covid PCR test was recorded on December 16, 2021
,” they said in a document filed with federal court, in support of the player's appeal against the cancellation of his entry visa.
His lawyers request his transfer to a detention center
He also asked to be transferred from the Melbourne detention center so that he can train before the Australian Open, his lawyers revealed on Saturday.
Djokovic was placed in the Park Hotel on his arrival in Australia "
despite his transfer requests
," his lawyers wrote in a petition filed in federal court to reverse the cancellation of his visa.
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Djokovic's visa to enter Australia was canceled on the grounds that he did not meet the strict entry conditions imposed in the fight against Covid-19.
The Australian Tennis Federation has been accused of misleading players about Covid-19 vaccination obligations to enter the country.
But his boss boasts, in an internal video that leaked on Saturday, the “
incredible work
” of his teams.
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