Djokovic: Be patient, in a few days I’ll tell everything that happened in Australia

Novak Djokovic’s case and his deportation from Australia was the most watched of early 2022. But his troubles don’t end there, if he doesn’t get vaccinated he faces the possibility of not participating in the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and Miami and the French Open, which would surely lose him his position as world number one.

Australia does not allow anyone into their country who is not vaccinated. That is the case with Novak Djokovic, who, however, believed he would be able to compete at the Australian Open on a waiver, so he flew to Melbourne.

He just filled in his visa details incorrectly and – most importantly – lied about getting the coronavirus. He thought he would be able to compete on the basis that he had contracted the disease, only to be spotted at an event two days after he supposedly contracted it, taking pictures with people without a veil.

Based on these events, he was first placed in a deportation hotel and then actually deported so as not to incite the country’s aversion to the vaccine. This is because Australia had extremely strict conditions, people could not move from state to state even to attend the funeral of their family, so it was unacceptable to them that someone would get an exemption and be able to move freely around the country without a vaccine just because of their name.

This, of course, logically did not sit well with Djokovic, his family and his fans. They tried to protest in Australia, but it was no use.

Djokovic’s father claimed that his son had been arrested, which was not true and the Australian media immediately denied it. He then compared his son to Jesus, alleging that they were trying to crucify him in Australia. He then also proclaimed his son Novak to be the “Spartacus of the new world,” a symbol for the poor and oppressed. He added that he was “the leader of the libertarian world”.

Novak has left Australia and is currently preparing for the ATP 500 in Dubai at the end of February, where he will make his debut this season. He can in fact compete there without vaccinations, only a negative PCR test.

Meanwhile, he was received in Belgrade by Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, who showed his gratitude. “Thank you for loving Serbia so much and for doing so much for this country. He doesn’t want to say it, but I dare to say he will win the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open,” Vucic said.

“You, as prime minister, had no obligation to give the support you gave me, but I want you to know that I personally feel very grateful for your support, ” Djokovic returned the kind words.

Next, the Serbian tennis player turned to the media and hinted that he was not going to keep quiet about the events in Australia.

“My gratitude to the Serbian people is getting stronger every day. After what happened in Australia, I know that this connection will last forever. Please be patient, in 7-10 days I will elaborate on everything that happened there,” said Djokovic.

Source: Marca