ball is in the court of the immigration minister and in a couple of hours time, maybe even as we speak, we will know a final decision. speak, we will know a final decision- speak, we will know a final decision. ., , ~ speak, we will know a final decision. ., ~ ., ,, decision. professor anderson, thank ou ve decision. professor anderson, thank you very much- decision. professor anderson, thank you very much. professor decision. professor anderson, thank you very much. professorjack- you very much. professorjack anderson from the university of melbourne. our correspondent guy de launey is in the serb capital belgrade. we heard the djokovic family has been reacting to this, tell us a bit more detail about that and detail of the wider country? the wider country? novak s brother has been on the wider country? novak s brother has been on tv the wider country? novak s brother has been on tv here the wider country? novak s brother has been on tv here in the wider country? novak s
the event that has served his career so wett~ let s speak with professorjack anderson, director of sports law at the university of melbourne. thank you forjoining us. how quickly will things move from here? things will move very quickly. novak djokovic has released a statement himself where he says he is disappointed with the ruling but he now wants the concentration to be on the tennis from his fans and supporters. so things will move quickly, he will not take part in the australian open first round tomorrow, australian time, it would have to be, they have a contingency plan for the draw but we still have a number one here in ashleigh barty in the draw. a number one here in ashleigh barty in the draw in the draw. what are your thoughts on the legal in the draw. what are your thoughts on the legal issues in the draw. what are your thoughts on the legal issues that in the draw. what are your thoughts on the legal issues that have - in the draw. what are your thoughts on the leg
it s about politics, too. this is the prime minister yoshihide suga who faces an election later this year and, despite current sentiment, he might be hoping for an olympic boost. as professorjack anderson at the university of melbourne puts it. because this is about national pride. and if these games are in tokyo, well, look where the winter olympics will be in 2022 beijing. regional rivalries means that japan really doesn t want to cancel, and then watch the chinese set piece play out months later. so that s money and politics two reasons to go ahead. and let s not forget the people at the heart of this the athletes. they ve put in months, even years into this moment. translation: we ve all trained hard, and it doesn t really matter whether our fans are there or not. we will give our best because olympia is olympia.
certain circumstances but not the other parties. because of this, if japan did cancel, it may be liable for lost revenue also but this is not as simple as the ioc forcing tokyo to continue. the japanese government has its own reasons for wanting to carry on. it s already spent billions preparing for these games, its already going to lose millions because overseas spectators can t come. what it really want a further blow to its finances of cancelling? and it s notjust about the money it s about politics too. this is the prime minister who faces an election later this year and, despite current sentiment, he might be hoping for an olympic boost. as professorjack anderson at the university of melbourne puts it. because this is about national pride. and if these games are in