Jan 7, 2022
Novak Djokovic is spending his Christmas in a govt detention centre in Melbourne.
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The nine-time Australian Open champion was dramatically stripped of his entry visa.
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His fans are outraged. The tennis world is flummoxed. His family has hit out.
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Reports say the debacle could be down to a subtle difference in Australia's vax rules.
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There is one rule for playing at the Australian Open, another for entering Australia.
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Foreign nationals cannot use past infection as exemption for not being double vaccinated.
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But for playing at the Open, they CAN use that clause, as per Tennis Australia's rules.
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It's not officially confirmed that Djokovic tried to use that clause at the Melbourne airport.
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But govt sources revealed that he gave a medical exemption on a Tennis Australia letterhead.
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So what do you think? Who is at fault here? Novak Djokovic? Or Tennis Australia?
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