vaccination among those 16 and older with some states still requiring mandatory quarantine upon arrival. victorian officials insist he received no special treatment, saying a handful of medical exemptions were granted via an anonymous application process, reviewed by two independent panels. the tennis star traveled to melbourne wednesday on a visa that did not allow vaccine exemptions resulting in his detention in a room by himself at the airport for several hours while border authorities considered his case. djokovic, who already contracted covid-19 once in 2020, has made no secret of his anti-vaccine status. during a facebook live with fellow serbian athletes in april of 2020, djokovic said personally, i am oopposed to vaccination and i wouldn t want to be forced by someone to take