Novak Djokovic visa saga LIVE: tennis star back before court ahead of 2022 Australian Open
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- Tennis star arrives at lawyer’s offices
- Djokovic leaves immigration detention
- Poll reveals overwhelming support for decision to deport Novak Djokovic
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Tennis star arrives at lawyer’s offices
Photographer Paul Jeffers is in Melbourne’s CBD this morning.
He managed to take this picture of Novak Djokovic arriving at his lawyer’s offices.
Novak Djokovic arriving at his lawyer’s offices in Melbourne’s CBD. Credit:Paul Jeffers
Djokovic leaves immigration detention
World No.1 men’s tennis player Novak Djokovic has left Melbourne’s Park Hotel ahead of this morning’s Federal Court appeal.
Wearing a dark blue jumper and white face mask, Djokovic appeared stoic and stared straight ahead as the white four-wheel drive he was travelling in exited the building. No protesters were present.
Djokovic has since arrived at his lawyer’s office in the Rialto Tower, and will appear at the Federal Court at 9.30am AEDT this morning in front of three justices: Chief Justice James Allsop, Justice Anthony Besanko and Justice David O’Callaghan.
Poll reveals overwhelming support for decision to deport Novak Djokovic
More than two-thirds of Australians believe Novak Djokovic should be sent home without playing in the Australian Open, as the tennis champion goes to court on Sunday to fight a sensational federal move to deport him.
An exclusive survey for The-Sun Herald and Sunday Age shows 71 per cent of Australians think the world No.1 should not be allowed to stay despite his claim for an exemption from rules that require visitors to be fully vaccinated.
The vast majority of Australians want Novak Djokovic gone, according to exclusive research. Credit:AP
Only 14 per cent of respondents want him to compete in Melbourne and gain a chance to make history by winning his 21st grand slam title, surpassing the record he holds with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Another 15 per cent say they do not care if he stays or goes.
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