Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic has 4.4 million reasons to compete in the Australian Open this month - but he could be deported after his visa was dramatically denied by authorities on Thursday.
Supporters of Novak Djokovic have pleaded for the tennis superstar not to be deported from Australia, pointing to a $25,000 donation he made to bushfire victims across the nation in 2020.
The world No. 1 will remain locked up in a refugee detention centre over the weekend after his visa was rejected by border officials, with Judge Anthony Kelly adjourning the decision.
The world No. 1 s father Srdjan railed against his imprisonment saying he is the victim of a political attack , having been made a scapegoat of Australia s harsh vaccine rules.