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in moments, unvaccinated tennis star novak djokovic is going to be detained in a, quote, undisclosed location after the number one seed in the australian open got his visa revoked for a second time over his refusal to get the life-saving vaccine. joining us from melbourne, australia, phil black. djokovic right now meeting with immigration officials. is that right? yeah, jake, under the terms agreed in court late last night, this hour, djokovic is handing himself over to australian officials. he ll be allowed to visit his lawyer s office under close guard, but tonight, once again, novak djokovic will be sleeping in an australian detention center. the latest volley landing this match in court, served by australia s immigration minister alex hawke, canceling novak
play for his 21st grand slam title and may be barred from australia for the next three years. now there are some compelling reasons that may be able to be looked at but that s all hypothetical at this point. any application will be reviewed on its merits. reporter: his next grand slam may also be in jeopardy. france announced monday that all professional athletes competing in the country will have to be vaccinated. with no exceptions. now, according to forbes, novak djokovic earns $30 million per year in sponsorship deals alone. while most of his sponsors have been quiet on this australia situation, la coste, the french clothing brand, they would like to have a word with djokovic as soon as possible to review what happened in australia. now if djokovic opts to skip the french open over vaccination issues, his next chance at a
again by immigration officials or : again by immigration officials or = taken to another location away from his lawyer s officers or what? ~ ., , ~ or what? we re not sure. we have been or what? we re not sure. we have been told or what? we re not sure. we have been told is or what? we re not sure. we have been told is that - or what? we re not sure. we have been told is that novak| have been told is that novak djokovic will remain at his lawyers until two o clock in the afternoon local time, it is midday here now, so the expectation is in a couple of hours, he may well be put into immigration, a judge may decide that you can stay in his other accommodation after he was detained at melbourne airport about 1.5 weeks ago he was brought here to an immigration detention hotel quite close to the centre of melbourne. he may be brought back here. we don t know. what we do know is there was a brief preliminary hearing in court today, essentially a procedural matter dealing with admin
set, match. unvaccinated tennis star novak djokovic has officially been deported after a dramatic week in australia. while the visa volley there may be over, the ball is certainly up in the air for other major upcoming tennis tournaments like the french and u.s. opens, both tournaments with strict vaccine requirements. scott mclean is in djokovic s home country of serbia where he got a hero s welcome despite coming home empty handed. reporter: novak djokovic arrived back in serbia after australian authorities canceled his visa on public health and order grounds. serbian government outraged by the political intervention. translator: i think the decision is scandalous. i m disappointed, and i think it s shown how the rule of law functions in other countries. i e., how it doesn t function. reporter: australia s immigration minister argued that djokovic, who is unvaccinated but sought a medical exemption to play in the open, could incite the country s