Australia cancels Djokovic visa again
Gulf Times
Novak Djokovic of Serbia attends a practice session ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 14, 2022.
Australia cancelled Novak Djokovic's visa for a second time Friday in a sensational new attempt to deport the unvaccinated tennis superstar.
The country's conservative government, defeated once in the courts, invoked extraordinary executive powers to again rip up the 34-year-old Serbian's visa on public interest grounds.
The move came just three days before the Australian Open starts, putting Djokovic's dream of a record 21st Grand Slam in serious doubt.
Djokovic, an avowed Covid-19 vaccine sceptic, is the tournament's top seed and had been practising on the Melbourne Park courts just hours before Immigration Minister Alex Hawke's bombshell decision was announced.
