Australia re-enlists Novak Djokovich: Could be expelled

Australia has cancelled Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic's visa for the second time.

Australia's Minister for Migration Alex Hawke's decision implies that Djokovic now faces expulsion from the state.

However, 34-year-old tennis player can still appeal the decision to stay in Australia.

The world's number one tennis player in the men's category was meant to play the Australian Open tournament, starting on Monday.

“Today I exercised my right... to annul Novak Djokovic's visa by calling in health issues, as it was in public interest to do so”, the minister said through a statement.

This decision also implies that Djokovici could face a three-year ban on obtaining the new Australian visa, even though such a ban could be lifted.

Still unclear is whether Djokovic will be sent to the holding. According to legal experts, he can apply for a temporary visa until his case is passed on to the courts. This, they say, would allow him to be free and participate in the Australian Open tournament.

The visa annulment announcement came after Djokovici had trained in a field in Melburn without audience presence.

Djokovic won the Australian Open nine times and hoped to defend the title next week. He hoped to win this race in order to become the most successful tennis player in the history of this sport with a record 21 Grand Slam titles.

Initially, Djokovic was cancelled after arriving in Melbourne on January 6th. Border authorities found that he had “failed to provide appropriate data” for a medical exception, enabling him to avoid rules for coronarys.

There has been great public anger in Australia, as this country has had some of the strictest rules against pandemic.

Gjokovici had been detained and had remained at the airport for several hours where he had passed on migration checks. Then he stayed several days in a hotel turned into a center for migrants.

A few days later, a judge rejected Authorities ' Decision for annulment of the visa and ordered its release, saying in the decision that border officials had ignored procedures during Djokovic's arrival in Australia.

However, Minister Hawke on Friday rescinded Djokovich, using the powers that emerge from Australia's Migration Act.

The act allows the expulsion of anyone whom the minister views as a potential risk “for health security or the order of the Australian community”, but however, Djokovic could appeal that decision.

The visa annulment decision comes after Djokovici spoke of claims that he had made false statements on the travel form, which said he had not travelled to another country 14 days before arriving in Australia. In fact, Serbian tennis player had traveled to Spain at that time.

He said this was a mistake made by his agent and called “human error”, adding that it was not deliberate.

Gjikoviq has also admitted to meeting a journalist and having taken photo session after having proved positive at COVID-19.