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Djokovic visa debacle: Tennis star faces questions over Australian Open visa after new ‘evidence’

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Novak Djokovic is facing mounting questions about the Covid test result that allowed him to enter Australia. 

German newspaper Der Spiegel has pointed out a series of inconsistences in official records about the Serbian world number one’s PCR test results last month. 

Djokovic, 34, is preparing to defend the Australian Open after a federal court overruled the government’s decision to cancel the unvaccinated tennis star’s visa. 

Djokovic was told he could fly into Melbourne on the basis he tested positive

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‘Novak Djokovic is a lying, sneaky a***hole’: leaked footage shows news anchors slamming tennis ace

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Two of Australia’s highest profile news presenters have been caught in leaked footage calling unvaccinated tennis champion Novak Djokovic an ‘a***hole’ while preparing for the nightly news. 

7News Melbourne presenters Rebecca Maddern and Mike Amor slammed the controversial player in a foulmouthed, hot mic rant that was later leaked online. 

Djokovic, a nine-time Australian Open champion, jetted Down Under last week for the tournament, carrying a medical exemption from vaccination citing he had tested positive to Covid on December 16

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Body language expert explains Novak Djokovic’s family actions in Australian Covid visa saga

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Novak Djokovic’s family are ‘sad and disgusted’ by his visa saga and abruptly ended a press conference to dodge questions about his Covid test, according to a body language expert. 

A court overturned Djokovic’s visa cancellation on Monday, ordering his release from immigration and calling off his looming deportation but to Serbia.

The family answered questions from the press before it was awkwardly cut short after they were probed on whether Djokovic attended several events knowingly infected with Covid.

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Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce admits ‘I got it wrong’ about Novak Djokovic

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Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce had admitted he was wrong about tennis star Novak Djokovic following a court victory – suggesting he may not be deported.

The Nationals leader conceded he had made the wrong call for the Serbian athlete to be kicked out of Australia because of his unvaccinated status.

His admission means Immigration Minister Alex Hawke may be less inclined to cancel Djokovic’s visa and have him deported. 

‘I got it wrong. I thought that

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Novak Djokovic: Star pictured hugging children at PR event the day after his ‘positive PCR test’

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Questions have been raised about the authenticity of Novak Djokovic’s positive Covid test on December 16, as multiple pictures taken around that date show the maskless tennis star mixing as normal in his native Serbia.

A maskless Djokovic was pictured as a panelist at an indoor discussion for his charity foundation, and he shared pictures on Instagram of him receiving a stamp made in his honour the day after he allegedly tested positive for Covid.

In further damning pictures allegedly

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Novak Djokovic to remain in detention ahead of Australian Open after being denied visa

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Novak Djokovic will remain locked up in a refugee detention hotel after the Federal Circuit Court ruled his appeal to be let into the country ahead of the Australian Open, would be adjourned until Monday.   

The 34-year-old’s legal team appealed to Judge Anthony Kelly to review the decision made by the Department of Home Affairs to deport the world No. 1.  

Lawyers for the federal Minister for Immigration at the 6pm hearing said they ‘would not oppose an interim injunction’

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Novak Djokovic fights for his right to play Australian Open in Federal Court

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Novak Djokovic’s last ditch bid to have the decision to cancel his visa overturned will go ahead in the Federal Court of Australia this afternoon – but it could drag well into the night.

Lawyers appearing for the world No.1 appealed to Judge Anthony Kelly to review the decision made by the Department of Home Affairs to deport him. 

It comes amid reports Tennis Australia granted medical exemptions to two other players which don’t meet the requirements, both of whom

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Debate erupts after anti-vaxxer Novak Djokovic receives a medical exemption for Australian Open

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The decision to grant Novak Djokovic a medical exemption against being vaccinated to play in the Australian Open has divided tennis fans, with some vowing to boycott the event. 

The 20-time grand slam winner and posted a picture of himself at an airport on Tuesday morning declaring that he was on his way to defend his title in Melbourne.

‘I’ve spent fantastic quality time with my loved ones over the break and today I’m heading Down Under with an exemption

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Novak Djokovic gets special vaccine exemption to enter Australia for the Open in Melbourne

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Novak Djokovic will defend his Australian Open title after a months-long battle with the government, officials and event organisers, as the tennis star reveals he has been granted a rare exemption from being vaccinated against Covid.

The world no.1 revealed through an Instagram post on Tuesday night he was set to travel to Melbourne ahead of the year’s first Grand Slam starting on January 17, saying he had been granted ‘exemption permission’.

It marks a stark change in tact from

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