when he attended. it s that positive test result, his lawyers say, is the basis for a medical exemption he was granted to play in australia. but the australian government maintains a previous covid infection isn t grounds for any exemption from its entry vaccine requirements. now the saga may continue. australia s immigration minister still has the power to cancel djokovic s visa. as serbia s tennis star fights to play for a record 21st grand slam, his legacy on and off the court hangs in the balance. jake, djokovic can t relax, not yet. he can t be sure he ll get to walk out here and play on centre court next week. not until the australian government announces that it accepts that court decision. until then, it is possible at any moment the country s immigration minister could use his own powers to again overturn, cancel djokovic s visa. he says he s considering the matter. if he does that, he won t just be deported.
public appearances after testing positive for covid in december. social-media photos from the day and day after show him at three events, maskless and surrounded by people. a court affidavit reveals djokovic knew he was infected when he attended. it s that positive test result, his lawyers say, is the basis for a medical exemption he was granted to play in australia. but the australian government maintains a previous-covid infection isn t grounds for any exemption from its entry-vaccine requirements. now, the saga may continue. australia s immigration minister still has the power to cancel djokovic s visa. as serbia s tennis star fights to play for a record-21st grand slam, his legacy on and off the court hangs in the balance. so, erin, novak djokovic is free. free to prepare for next week s australian open. but he still can t be sure he is going to make it onto the court,