reporter: australia s immigration minister argued that djokovic, who is unvaccinated but sought a medical exemption to play in the open, could incite the country s anti-vaxxers. it was their final volley in a drawn-out legal grudge match that saw him detained by immigration authorities twice in a matter of weeks. djokovic has been widely criticized for remaining unvaccinated and for breaking self-isolation in serbia. after testing positive in december he attended a photo shoot in person. but here in belgrade the tennis star doesn t appear to have lost any fans. nor has he been labeled an anti-vaxxer. translator: everybody has their own i don t think he s spreading anything. neither non-vaccination nor vaccination. i think that s his choice and no one should be forced to be vacc vaccinated. i myself am vaccinated but i don t think no one should be forced to be. reporter: while serbian fans welcomed him home with open arms, tennis fans in melbourne welcomed the end of the visa
people from covid-19. we will stay on the story for you. america s honduras flight got a surprise while passengers were boarding. the airline said while the miami-bound plane was on the ground, a man opened the flight deck, invaded the flight deck and damaged the plane. he didn t try and jump out of the plane window. eventually crew members intervened to have him arrested, and the flight resumed with a new plane. we ll have more, of course, on this story with aviation correspondent pete muntean on new day right here on cnn. now, top tennis star djokovic admitting there was a mistake made on the travel form he submitted to inter australia, at the center of his visa saga. djokovic put out a lengthy statement on instagram as you can see there, also saying he wants to address and clarify what he called misinformation about his activities last month ahead of a positive covid-19
anti-vaxxers. it was their final volley in a drawn-out grudge match that saw him detained by immigration authorities twice in a matter of weeks. djokovic has been widely criticized for remaining unvaccinated and for breaking self-isolation in serbia. after testing positive in december, he attended a photo shoot in person. but here in belgrade, the tennis star doesn t afear have lost any fans. nor has he been labeled an anti-vaxxer. translator: everybody has their own thing. i don t think he s spreading anything. neither vaccination nor nonvaccination. it s his choice and nobody should be forced. i myself am vaccinated but no one should be forced. reporter: tennis fans in melbourne welcomed the end of the visa saga that s overshadowed the actual tennis. it was dragged on a little too long but it s great we put that behind us. reporter: djokovic has officially lost the chance to
doesn t appear to have lost any fans nor has he been abled an antivaxer. translator: everybody has their own choice. i don t think he is spreading anything. neither nonvaccination nor vaccination i think that is his choice and no one should be forced. i myself am vaccinated but i don t think no one should be forced. reporter: while serbian fans welcomed him home with open arms tennis fans in melbourne welcome the end of the visa saga that as over shadowed the actual tennis. i think it was kind of dragged on a little bit too long but it is great we put that behind us. reporter: djokovic has officially lost the chance to play for his 21st grand slam title and may be barred from australia for the next three years. now, there are some compelling reasons that might be able to be looked at but it s hypothetical at this point any application will be reviewed on its merits. reporter: his next grand slam may also be in jeopardy. france announced monday that all professional athlet
but the front page also covers the latest in novak djokovic s visa saga the world number one s participation in monday s australian open all hinges on a last ditch appeal, after canberra cancelled his visa for a second time. the i claims leading conservatives liz truss and rishi sunak are preparing to swoop on a party leadership contest, as the pressure mounts on the prime minister. but the mail turns the spotlight on sir keir starmer and carries a picture of what the paper claims to be the labour leader drinking beer at an indoor gathering in durham last april. the telegraph claims plan b covid restrictions in england are set to be lifted from 26th january as the prime minister looks to secure his political survival the paper also carries a picture of princess beatrice and her father prince andrew at royal ascot the paper suggests the princess is likely to be called as a witness in her father s sex assault case so, let s begin.