been bad for the sport. itjust seems like it s dragged on for quite a long time now and, yeah, not great for the tennis, not great for the australian open, not great for novak. his former coach, the multiple grand slam winner boris becker, said this story has become about more than just sport. he s only a tennis player. we re alljust sportsmen, we re not politicians. if we are used in a political way, then we don t have a chance. the world number one is still fighting to defend his title here. whether or not he ll be able to play, the australian open will take place under the shadow of a controversy that has gone way beyond tennis. shaimaa khalil in melbourne. phil mercer is also in melbourne for us and brought us up to speed with the latest in the court appeal. after he was detained at melbourne airport about 1.5 weeks ago, he was brought here
yeah, not great for the tennis, not great for the australian open, not great for novak. his former coach, the multiple grand slam winner boris becker, said this story has become about more than just sport. he s only a tennis player, we re alljust sportsmen, we re not politicians. if we are used in a political way, then we don t have a chance. the world number one is still fighting to defend his title here. whether or not he ll be able to play, the australian open will take place under the shadow of a controversy that has gone way beyond tennis. shaimaa khalil. shaimaa afterwards gave us this update. well, i m outside novak djokovic s lawyer s office, where he is expected soon. he was interviewed by immigration officials earlier and he is expected to be accompanied by border force officers as well. this is essentially him being detained. he will be allowed four hours
dragged on for quite a long time now and, yeah, not great for the tennis, not great for the australian open, not great for novak. his former coach, the multiple grand slam winner boris becker, said this story has become about more than just sport. he s only a tennis player, we re alljust sportsmen, we re not politicians. if we are used in a political way, then we don t have a chance. the world number one is still fighting to defend his title here. whether or not he ll be able to play, the australian open will take place under the shadow of a controversy that has gone way beyond tennis. well, i am outside novak djokovic s loya s office, where he is expected soon. he was interviewed by immigration officials earlier and he expected to be accompanied by border force officers as well. this is
you know, the tournament it s a pretty big loss. yeah, i think if everyone else has to follow the rules, why can t he? and, obviously, he thought he was above it all. andy murray says the controversy has been bad for the sport. itjust seems like it s dragged on for quite a long time now and, yeah, not great for the tennis, not great for the australian open, not great for novak. his former coach, the multiple grand slam winner boris becker, said this story has become about more than just sport. he s only a tennis player. we re alljust sportsmen, we re not politicians. if we are used in a political way, then we don t have a chance. the world number one is still fighting to defend his title here. whether or not he ll be able to play, the australian open will take place under the shadow of a controversy that has gone way beyond tennis. shaimaa khalil in melbourne. phil mercer is also in melbourne for us and brought
novak won t be playing, you know, the tournament, it s a pretty big loss. yeah, i think if everyone else has to follow the rules, why can t he? and, obviously, he thought he was above it all. andy murray says the controversy has been bad for the sport. itjust seems like it s dragged on for quite a long time now and, yeah, not great for the tennis, not great for the australian open, not great for novak. his former coach, the multiple grand slam winner boris becker, said this story has become about more than just sport. he s only a tennis player, we re alljust sportsmen, we re not politicians. if we are used in a political way, then we don t have a chance. the world number one is still fighting to defend his title here. whether or not he ll be able to play, the australian open will take place under the shadow of a controversy that has gone way beyond tennis. that report from shaimaa khalil