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what the government wants. having someone like djokovic be be able to talk his way into the country without a proper vaccination like is required at the border and using an exemption granted by one party and it is seen as pretty flimsy. this is a high profile case. he s become a real political football in australia. he s seen as someone trying to be above and around the rules. there s not a lot of sympathy or time for someone as djokovic who s seen as flaunting his own individual wishes to do his own thing and not be part of the collective effort to get out of this thing together which has been part of the ethos here. the federal government made it clear where they stood.
days after djokovic s visa was canceled on arriving in australia. at that time authorities determined he did not qualify for a medical exemption from the country s covid vaccination requirements for entry. cnn is covering all the angles and phil black is in melbourne following the latest developments and cnn world sports patrick snell is joining us from here in atlanta with what could come next for djokovic. phil black in melbourne, let s go to you first. talk about the decision here and how it came to be because it has surprised all of australia and a lot of people outside of the country. reporter: so, rosemary, djokovic s lawyers argued that the process in which novak djokovic had been pulled aside at the airport last thursday morning, questioned, left alone in a room, asked to present his
not. within australia, particularly in victoria, there s more than 90% vaccination. this s anger that he may be able to play on that level. there is anger from many of his supporters and some of the players as well that he is being detained in this way when, as the judges said, what more could this man have done other than get the exemption that he got, presented it, and that he should be allowed to go and play. there s mass confusion. frankly, it s a mess. definitely it is. australia has been extremely tough when it comes to getting vaccinations and djokovic was told at the end of 2021 that he would need to be vaccinated. that message was very clear. now we re getting this very mixed message from the courts and if the government of australia pursues this, i mean, they ve already got egg on their