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tennis star novak djokovic is facing fresh controversy after photos and footage have emerged of him in public, without a mask, at around the time his lawyers say he tested positive for covid 19. australia has banned him from entering the country to defend his australian open title because he has refused vaccination. his lawyers say he doesn t need one as his infection was confirmed by pcr test on 16 december and he has since recovered. djokovic posted these images to his twitter page on 17 december. he s pictured at an event the day before commemorating his own personal stamp. it s unclear whether djokovic knew he had covid when these photos were taken. he s currently in an immigration detention centre ahead of an appeal hearing on monday. the bbc s shaimaa khalil reports from melbourne. the world s top tennis player is spending the weekend
hello. tennis star novak djokovic is facing fresh controversy after photos have emerged of him in public, without a mask, at around the time his lawyers say he tested positive for covid 19. australia has banned him from entering the country to defend his australian open title because he has refused vaccination. his lawyers say he doesn t need one as his infection was confirmed by pcr test on 16 december and he has since recovered. djokovic posted these images to his twitter page on 17 december. he s pictured at an event the day before commemorating his own personal stamp. it s unclear whether djokovic knew he had covid when these photos were taken. he s currently in an immigration detention centre ahead of an appeal hearing on monday. the bbc s shaimaa khalil reports from melbourne. the world s top tennis player is spending the weekend