Djokovic father after Jesus comparison with another hammer statement: "Attack over, 50 bullets in his chest"

Created: 2022-01-16Updated: 2022-01-16, 3:35 p.m

By: Christoph Klaucke

Novak Djokovic is not allowed to participate in the Australian Open after an entry thriller.

His native Serbia railed against Australia's politics.

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• The Australian Open will start in Melbourne on Monday (January 17).

• Novak Djokovic has to leave Australia, his appeal against the annulment of his visa was rejected.

• The reactions from his native Serbia are violent.

• This news ticker is continuously updated.

Update from January 16, 3:25 p.m .:

Now Novak Djokovic’s family has also commented on the deportation of the tennis star.

Via the Serbian newspaper

, the family says: "We are proud of the fight he fought.

We'll help him deal with the blows he's taken."

The full statement: "We are very disappointed with the decision of the Federal Supreme Court and the fact that Novak has to leave Australia.

It was not only about sports and games in the first Grand Slam of the season that Novak has dominated for a decade, but also about politics and all interests that have won in this case.

"Despite the scandalous behavior towards Novak, we believed that the sport would win. We believed that the fact confirmed by the court would be respected - that Novak has a valid visa, that justice will be served and that no "public interest" will be an excuse for the decision made," the family continued.

"These are difficult times, especially for Novak, but what we all have to do, especially us as his family, is to support him more than ever.

We will be there to share the blows he received, to help him regain his energy, his confidence in the sport, especially in the fair play that was totally lacking here.

We are proud of him and the strength he showed and the fight he fought with dignity.

We believe he will emerge stronger from this situation and that time will tell what he has undeniably always confirmed, which is that he is a great champion and a man.”

Djokovic left Australia - father: "Attack over, 50 bullets in his chest"

Update from January 16, 1:55 p.m .:

After his defeat in a federal court, tennis star Novak Djokovic left Australia on Sunday evening.

The 34-year-old Serb took off at 10:52 p.m. (local time) on flight EK409 from Melbourne to Dubai.

Shortly before 6 p.m., the three judges responsible had rejected the objection by the world number one to the renewed cancellation of his visa on Friday.

Djokovic will miss the Australian Open, which begins on Monday, where he is the record winner with nine wins.

In a written statement, the defending champion had already stated that he was "extremely disappointed with the decision".

However, he had also emphasized that he would respect them and cooperate with the responsible authorities regarding his departure.

Meanwhile, Djokovic's father spoke up: "The assassination attempt on the best athlete in the world is over, 50 bullets in Novak's chest."

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Melbourne – Nobody could have expected that tennis star Novak Djokovic* would trigger a worldwide controversy when he entered Australia on January 5th.

The unvaccinated world number one wanted to take part in the Australian Open starting on Monday with a special permit, but after a long back and forth his visa was finally withdrawn. 

Novak Djokovic: Entry thriller ended - tennis star has to leave Australia

The entry thriller has been decided: Serbian Novak Djokovic cannot defend his title at the Australian Open and has to leave the country. The world number one lost his visa question before the Australian federal court on Sunday. The court ruled that the 34-year-old's appeal against being refused entry and the annulment of the visa was rejected. The decision was unanimous, according to the announcement by the three judges James Allsop, Anthony Besanko and David O'Callaghan. The reason should be given on Monday, the first day of the Australian Open tournament, at the earliest. Djokovic had to pay the costs of the procedure.

"I am extremely disappointed with the decision," said Djokovic shortly afterwards in a statement from which several media quoted.

The verdict is the final twist in the entry story, which has attracted international interest far beyond the tennis scene for almost two weeks.

"I'm uncomfortable that I've been the focus of the past few weeks and I hope we can all focus on the game and the tournament I love," said Djokovic.

Novak Djokovic: Violent reactions from home Serbia

The reactions from Djokovic's home country of Serbia to the decision were outraged.

“The greatest disgrace in the history of sport happened in Melbourne!

Shame on you, Australia!” wrote the

portal .

"The law has lost, politics has won." The portal

headlined: "Shaken like never before!"

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic reacted with incomprehension to the forthcoming expulsion of Novak Djokovic from Australia.

He said that to the tennis star in a phone call.

Vucic also spoke to the Serbian media again on Sunday about a "witch hunt" that Djokovic had to endure in the past few days.

Djokovic is apparently not considering any further legal action.

He respected the court's decision and will cooperate with the appropriate authorities regarding his departure from Australia, he said.

According to a report by the AAP news agency, an appeal to the High Court, Australia's highest court, would have been possible.

The chances of success were slim anyway.

Novak Djokovic has to leave Australia.

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Novak Djokovic: Unvaccinated tennis star is not allowed to participate in the Australian Open

Unvaccinated against the coronavirus, Djokovic is a controversial figure in the country that has imposed tough rules since the pandemic began.

He wanted to take part in the Australian Open with a medical exemption, where only vaccinated players are allowed to take part.

The authorities had refused him entry last week.

An initial court decision on Monday was in his favour, Djokovic then continued preparing for the Australian Open.

The 20-time Grand Slam tournament winner has already won the first Grand Slam tournament of the season nine times and most recently triumphed three years in a row.

He is the record champion of the event.

Novak Djokovic misses Australian Open - chance for Zverev?

The hearing before the federal court began at 9:30 a.m. local time on Sunday morning.

Around five hours later, the three judges retired for the verdict before they announced the decision in the early evening.

In the meantime, more than 85,000 people watched the decisive session on the Federal Supreme Court's YouTube channel.

As reported by AAP, Djokovic had followed the meeting from his lawyers' office in Melbourne.

He had spent the night before the hearing at the federal court in a deportation hotel.

He had already been there for four days when he was initially refused entry.

The final negotiation was preceded by a hanging game that lasted for days.

Djokovic said he would now take some time to recover before making any further comments.

With his exit, the chances of the title also increase for Olympic champion Alexander Zverev.

The Hamburger has decided to conquer his first Grand Slam title in Melbourne.