“I’m not vaccinated”: what Djokovic said in Australia, the minutes

“I’m not vaccinated.” Novak Djokovic, on the night between 5 and 6 January, at Melbourne airport answered questions from officials who canceled his visa for entry to Australia. The details of the Serbian tennis player’s statements emerge after the decision of judge Anthony Kelly, who accepted the athlete’s appeal: Djokovic can stay in Australia, although he risks expulsion due to a possible decision by the Minister of Immigration. The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper details Djokovic’s answers to questions from Border Force officials. “I am a professional tennis player and the main reason I came to Australia is to attend the Australian Open in Melbourne, Victoria. I am not vaccinated. I have had covid 2 times. I had it in June 2020 and I had it recently. I tested positive on December 16, 2021, I have the documents that confirm it. If you want, I can provide them “, the words of the 34-year-old from Belgrade in the interview started at 00.21 on January 6”. During the night, the elements provided by the tennis player they do not prove to be sufficient. Further information is requested shortly. “So, are you giving me 20 minutes to try to provide information that I don’t have? At 4 am? You are putting me in an absurd position, at 4 am I cannot call the president of the Australian federation, I cannot contact anyone from the government Victoria state. I don’t know what else I could tell you, everything they asked me to produce is here. I arrived at 1am, I don’t know what else I could do right now. ” The question and answer continues until 8.30 in the morning. “I understand that you will cancel my visa, of course. What does this mean? Will I go to a hotel? To a covid hotel?”. The tennis player is explained that he will reside at the Park Hotel, the structure that hosts people awaiting a decision regarding entry into the country.