Novak Djokovic's Court Ruling "Biggest Victory In His Career": Mother
This is the biggest victory in his career, bigger than all his grand slams," said his mother Dijana Djokovic during a press conference in the Serbian capital Belgrade.
- Agence France-Presse
- Updated: January 10, 2022 08:20 pm IST
Novak Djokovic's mother called the decision by a judge on Monday permitting him to stay in Australia the biggest victory of her son's career. "This is the biggest victory in his career, bigger than all his grand slams," said his mother Dijana Djokovic during a press conference in the Serbian capital Belgrade.
The world number one was back on the court training, his brother said. "Novak is free. A little while ago he was training on the court. He went to Australia to play tennis, to play another Australian Open and set another record," his brother Djordje said during a press conference in the Serbian capital Belgrade.
The 34-year-old Serbian had been held for several nights in an immigration detention facility in Melbourne after he failed to present a solid medical reason for not being jabbed against Covid-19.
Djokovic has not been vaccinated against Covid-19 and armed with a medical exemption from the Australia Open organisers had arrived in Melbourne last Wednesday ahead of the first Grand Slam of the season.
However, immigration officials decided the champion had failed to present a solid medical reason for not being jabbed.
Despite losing in court the Australian government has warned it could still force Djokovic to leave by cancelling his visa for a second time, which would see the Serb miss the Australian Open, which starts on January 17.
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