‘They Want to Capture and Lock up Novak Again’: Novak Djokovic’s Brother Leaks Out Details of His Situation in Australia

Published 01/10/2022, 4:45 AM EST

Novak Djokovic’s home country Serbia woke up to the positive news about his victory in the vaccine exemption court case. World Number 1 and 20-time Grand Slam winner won a stunning victory on Monday over the Australian government. It is a huge setback for the Australian government who has imposed strict pandemic-related restrictions in order to curb the Covid-19 related cases in the country. Despite his victory at the hearing today, things are not easy moving forward.

What lies ahead for Novak Djokovic

Despite his victory today, the Australian government’s lawyer told the court that Immigration Minister Alex Hawke may still decide to use his ‘personal power of cancellation’. This may jeopardize World Number 1’s participation at the Australian Open.

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Novak Djokovic’s brother, who has been speaking to Serbian TV said, “Night without sleep for our whole family, really rough moments. Novak has shown that he is persistent and that he believes in his ideals. He won this fight for the whole world.”

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The judge had made a ruling based on facts, but the Immigration Minister is above the court. Novak is in a political whirlwind, the people in Australia are unhappy since they have been locked down basically since the pandemic started.

It's definitely politics. What we can do is to let this be known all over social media – they want to capture and lock up Novak again.
— Tennis Majors (@Tennis_Majors) January 10, 2022

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The 34-year-old Serbian arrived in Australia last week hoping to defend his Australian Open title. But instead, Djokovic’s visa was revoked and he was moved to a detention facility pending deportation. He has been in detention at the former Park Hotel, a five-storey facility.

At the hearing today, Novak Djokovic was released from immigration detention after Australian court quashed his visa cancellation. However, there’s a lot of speculation about whether Djokovic will be detained and have his visa cancelled again. The final decision rests on Australian immigration minister, Alex Hawke, on whether to cancel Djokovic’s visa again.

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Will Djokovic be able to sort out this mess and defend his Australian Open title Down Under? Do let us know in the comments below.

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Vatsal Shah is a tennis author at EssentiallySports. With a Bachelor's degree in engineering, he is a die hard fan of tennis and sports in general. He is an ardent follower of Rafael Nadal and is inspired by his never-say-die attitude.

‘They Want to Capture and Lock up Novak Again’: Novak Djokovic’s Brother Leaks Out Details of His Situation in Australia

What lies ahead for Novak Djokovic

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