MELBOURNE, Jan 6 (Reuters) - World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic was denied entry into Australia on Thursday after initially being granted a medical exemption https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/djokovic-will-defend-australian-open-title-after-exemption-vaccination-2022-01-04 fro.
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic was denied entry into Australia on Thursday amid a storm of protest about a decision to grant him a medical exemption https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/djokovic-will-defend-australian-open-title-after-exemption-vaccination-2022-01-04 from COVID-19 vaccination requirements to play in the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic was left stranded at an Australian airport overnight, caught in a political maelstrom over whether to honour the World No. 1's medical exemption from vaccine requirements or send him home due to a visa blunder.