waiting to see how this unfolds. if you were a pr person advising novak djokovic now would you be saying to him this is an opportunity for you to get out there, say to the public what happened, explain your point of view and try to take into account the feelings of people who were angry that somehow it seemed a separate rule had been applied to him? to separate rule had been applied to him? ., , ., , ., separate rule had been applied to him? ., , 4 ., separate rule had been applied to him? ., , ~ ., ., him? to be honest, i don t know what i would do. him? to be honest, i don t know what i would do. being him? to be honest, i don t know what i would do, being in him? to be honest, i don t know what i would do, being in the him? to be honest, i don t know what i would do, being in the skin - him? to be honest, i don t know what i would do, being in the skin of - him? to be honest, i don t know what i would do, being in the skin of his - i would do, being in the skin of his pr
basis? for what reasons? we do not know. we know an air of uncertainty and confusion hangs over the decision by thejudge. brute and confusion hangs over the decision by the judge. decision by the udge. we will be heaļ¬na decision by the udge. we will be hearing from decision by the judge. we will be hearing from novak decision by the judge. we will be hearing from novak djokovic - decision by the judge. we will be | hearing from novak djokovic1pm. decision by the judge. we will be - hearing from novak djokovic1pm. he will bejoining a news hearing from novak djokovic1pm. he will be joining a news conference his father will be giving via satellite link. he will be speaking at the same time. we will have coverage on bbc news. let s talk to the former australia foreign minister, alexander downer. the australian government weighing up the australian government weighing up whether to reject the visa or not. what do you think they should do? it not. what do you think they should do? .
melbourne after that ruling from the court. as to the whereabouts of novak djokovic, we have some pictures we have received. apparently of novak djokovic, apparently of the men s world number one driving. driving a car, someone climbs on the car. there are reports people were pepper sprayed but apparently this is novak djokovic driving a car, possibly near his lawyers office. obviously huge crowds in attendance, his supporters and also people protesting the fact that he had been granted an exemption. and apparently someone pepper sprayed in the midst of all of that pretty chaotic scene. our correspondent, guy de launey, is in the serbian capital, belgrade, and described the reaction to this morning s ruling, not least from novak djokovic s family. novak s brother djordje has been on tv here in serbia,
for the government has said that the government, the federal government, specifically the immigration minister, could still exercise his executive powers and cancel the visa and attempt to deport novak djokovic. on what basis, for what reasons? we still don t know but we do know that an air of uncertainty now and confusion hangs over that decision by thejudge. so, based on what you are saying, i think your answer to my next question is that you simply don t know this at this stage, because they have been some reports, and i emphasise unconfirmed reports, that novak djokovic had already been detained again. i take it you can t confirm that? we cannot confirm that but we do know from our colleagues in belgrade that his family has been speaking, that novak djokovic s brother has been speaking. he said we re going through some tough time. novak showed how persistent he is, he s showed that he has stuck by his ideals. and that they re getting consultations.
heard from a number of tennis players, their views on the situation better rafa nadal saying djokovic should be allowed to play in the australian open. djokovic, nadal and roger federer all on 20 grand slams. so djokovic seeking to pull ahead in this tournament on 21, if he is allowed to play and if he wins. one wonders about the impact all of this might have on his performance on the court if he is allowed to take part in the tournament, which begins next monday. let me read out a couple more of your tweets in response to this, your opinion on what has been happening in the court in melbourne. terry says how is it people with lots of money and influence just ignore the rules and morals that we all live by? stephanie says because he is famous it is ok to not meet criteria? nicola says rule should apply to all. i would not dream of travelling abroad to any country without the opprobrium requirements,