Belgrade. Tennis star Novak Djokovic’s mother on Thursday accused Australian authorities of keeping her son as a “prisoner” in a “very bad” house, saying he should be treated “inappropriately”. Used to be. Djokovic, the 34-year-old Grand Slam winner from Serbia, was exempted from the requirement of COVID-19 vaccination for all players and their support members participating in the Australian Open. But his visa on entering Australia was revoked on Thursday and he was held at the airport for nearly eight hours.
He was then placed in an immigration department hotel from where the player could face deportation. His lawyers, however, challenged the visa decision in the court. Djokovic’s mother said, “I talked to him. He was fine and trying to sleep. As a mother, what can I say? If you are a mother, you can just imagine how you would feel.”
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She said, “I feel scared. For the last 24 hours, they are keeping him like a prisoner. It’s not fair at all. It is not human. I hope he will be stronger than this I hope he wins.”
“He has been put in a very bad place. There are insects and a lot of dirt. The food there is also very bad. They are not giving him a chance to move to a better hotel or our rented house.” (agency)