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Scott Morrison said he may not be denied entry for three years as required by law Australian Championship 2022 Australian Prime Minister leaves Djokovic's door open, McEnroe: 'Bullshit' Scott Morrison said he may not be denied entry for three years as required by law. Serbian Kachmanovic, who was due to meet Nola in the first round: "Australia robbed me of the dream." Bogut calls on the tennis players to side with Novak, and attacks the authorities: "What about the stripped te


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Australian Prime Minister leaves Djokovic's door open, McEnroe: 'Bullshit'

Scott Morrison said he may not be denied entry for three years as required by law.

Serbian Kachmanovic, who was due to meet Nola in the first round: "Australia robbed me of the dream."

Bogut calls on the tennis players to side with Novak, and attacks the authorities: "What about the stripped tennis player?"

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Monday, 17 January 2022, 08:51 Updated: 09:04

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Novak Djokovic is deported from Australia (from Twitter)

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison claims he is not closing the door on Novak Djokovic after the Serb was forced to leave the country yesterday (Sunday) following the revocation of his visa.

Under Australian law, a person denied a visa is barred from returning to the country for three years, but the prime minister understands this is an exceptional case, implying that he will not necessarily prevent Djokovic from returning to the country and taking part in the prestigious Melbourne tournament again.



In order to be able to obtain a new visa in the next three years, the Minister of Immigration must agree to a special application if there are special circumstances.

"I do not intend to impose any conditions on the minister," Morrison said. "I will not say anything to the minister that will not allow him to make the right decisions. "To return under the right circumstances, and it will be considered in time."

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Novak Djokovic lands in Dubai after deportation from Australia (Photo: Reuters)

The affair, as is well known, provoked great anger in Serbia. Djokovic's compatriot Mymir Kaczmanovic (77th in the world) was supposed to fulfill a dream and play against Djokovic on the main court in the first round, but instead was pushed to a side court against Salvatore Caruso (146). According to Kachmanovic, "Everything that has happened around Novak in recent days has greatly affected everyone in Serbia. I am obviously disappointed with the decision of the Australian authorities. The one who lost most is tennis, because it is a pity the best tennis player in the world is not here. We were robbed. " According to Kachmanovich, "Serbs are already used to injustice."



The saga also sparked international tensions between Australia and Serbia, with Serbian Prime Minister Anna Baranovich calling the Australian court's decision a "scandal". Australian Foreign Minister Maris Payne said she and Morrison were in contact with the Serbian government during the process this week. ""I am confident that the good relations between the two countries will continue," she said.



Morrison denied that it was a political decision, given the country's upcoming election.

"It's very simple," said the prime minister, who is under great pressure, "if you are a foreigner coming from abroad and trying to enter our country, there are laws you have to abide by.

"It's just a case of a man who tried to enter Australia, and did not comply with the laws."

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Morrison (Photo: Reuters)

It should be noted that although in the last day there have been quite a few voices of people defending Djokovic, public opinion in Australia has been against it and in the polls the vast majority have called for the revocation of his visa. Todd Woodbridge, a former Australian tennis player, claimed that "what happened to Djokovic in recent weeks will hurt his legacy. He will always be remembered as a great player, but this affair will make it difficult for him to be remembered as the greatest of them all." On the other hand, former ESPN actor and commentator John McEnroe sharply criticized Australia's "chaos" and claimed the affair was a "joke".



According to McEnroe, "What happened in Australia in those two weeks is just a joke, and sad how it ended. It's just bullshit. If he refuses to get vaccinated and Australia tells him 'that's why you can not come', then okay, the story is over, black or white. And he decides Whether to do it or not. He has a justified opinion and belief in himself, and that is his right. But this man has won the tournament here nine times.It hurts to see him receive such treatment. "



Basketball players Nikola Vucevic and Andrew Bogut also visited Australia.

Australian Bogut, who has already retired, justified Wojciech's criticism, writing: "We know for sure that not all tennis players agree with what they did to Djokovic. We also know that those who disagree are too afraid to speak out against mainstream narratives. And what about the stripped-down tennis player In search? Too quiet here ... ".

Bogut refers to the Czech tennis player Renata Vrakova, a 38-year-old doubles player, who also arrived unvaccinated and was denied a visa.

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Vorokova received approval for a medical exemption after she had a negative reaction to the vaccine component.

She even played in a tournament in Melbourne before her deportation, against the background of the Djokovic affair, when the authorities discovered that there were other unvaccinated tennis players.

She said she was asked to undress during an investigation by authorities.

"I was worried. I did not feel safe until I got home, nothing was safe," she said.

"I felt like I was in a movie, I went through a long investigation with instructions like 'undress, get dressed' ... Ugh, I do not even want to think about it, certainly not to live it again."

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