Djokovic’s lawyers cite Covid-19 infection in December to justify exemption

New scenario turnaround in the Djokovic-gate in Australia. Lawyers for the Serbian tennis player advance, in a document sent to court on Saturday, that their client benefited from a vaccine exemption due to a positive Covid-19 test in December.

“The date of the first positive Covid PCR test was recorded on December 16, 2021,” they said in a document filed with federal court, which seeks to overturn the rejection of his visa to enter Australia.

Djokovic wants to train

On the other hand, Djokovic’s lawyers have requested the transfer of the world number one from the Melbourne detention center to a place where he could train on the sidelines of the Australian Open. Djokovic was placed in the Park Hotel on his arrival in Australia “despite his transfer requests,” his lawyers wrote in a petition filed in federal court to reverse the cancellation of his visa.

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