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The Insider reports:
Tennis star Novak Djokovic had a vaccine exemption to enter Australia because he recently recovered from COVID-19, his lawyers said in court documents. The number one men’s tennis player’s visa was revoked on Wednesday when he arrived at Melbourne Airport to compete in the Australian Open.
Australian border force officials said that Djokovic had “failed to provide appropriate evidence to meet the entry requirements to Australia,” as the prior infection was not sufficient reason for a medical exemption.
Court documents released on Saturday revealed that the tennis star had tested positive for COVID-19 on 16 December 2021 but had since recovered.
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BREAKING: Tennis star Novak Djokovic had a vaccine exemption to enter Australia due to COVID-19 infection on December 16, his lawyers say in court documents. https://t.co/If16QWcbEx
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 8, 2022
Novak Djokovic was granted a medical exemption to compete in the Australian Open as he had recently recovered from Covid-19, court documents published on Saturday by Australia’s Federal Circuit show https://t.co/flnVHGynQf
— CNN (@CNN) January 8, 2022
December 16 was a busy day for Djokovic:
In addition to purportedly getting a PCR test for Covid that came back positive, Djokovic also was part of a maskless, indoor panel discussion and attended a maskless, indoor ceremony for a stamp being made in his honor on that day. pic.twitter.com/rI9j0rsPJr
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) January 8, 2022
A positive test on December 16 would have come too late for the Tennis Australia exemption process deadline as described to players.
According to Tennis Australia documents, the deadline for applying for an exemption had been nearly a week earlier, “no later than” December 10. pic.twitter.com/VOMxGggn02
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) January 8, 2022
There’s more:
On December 17th, the day *after* Djokovic’s purported positive PCR test on December 16th, Djokovic attended an award ceremony for children at the Novak Tennis Center.
Many posts from the kids there posing for pictures with him that day, again masklessly indoors. pic.twitter.com/2ecOSwA7lU
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) January 8, 2022
Australian love letter to Novak Djokovic pic.twitter.com/odQJN9dMNN
— Tom Cardy (@Tomycardy) January 6, 2022