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Tennis star Djokovic denied entry to Melbourne ahead of Australian Open over vaccine exemption error

SCMP, 06 Jan 2022
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Novak Djokovic was held overnight at Melbourne Airport on January 6, 2022, after being denied entry into Australia. The world No 1 tennis player was held for questioning by Australian authorities over an issue with the visa submitted by his team. The 20-time grand slam champion was supposedly given a medical exemption to play, despite tournament organisers insisting all players and teams must be double vaccinated to compete at the Australian Open this year.

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