Ruled Out: Australia Deports Djokovic For Being Unvaccinated
Jan 16, 2022, 11:23 AM
This screen grab taken from AFPTV shows Serbia's Novak Djokovic (R) wearing a face mask as he arrives at the Lawyer's office ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 16, 2022. (Photo by Tania LEE / AFP)
(Photo by Tania LEE / AFP)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia after losing a bid to stay in the country to defend his Australian Open title despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19.
A masked Djokovic was photographed in a Melbourne airport lounge Sunday with two government officials in black uniforms before he left for Dubai.
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It’s not clear where he will go from there.
Among the possibilities are Spain, Monaco or his native Serbia.
The No. 1-ranked tennis star has spent the past 10 days at the center of a dizzying drama over his vaccination status that struck a chord in Australia as it sees a surge in coronavirus cases and has polarized opinion worldwide.
