A border official cancelled Djokovic’s visa at Melbourne’s airport last Thursday, hours after he arrived in Australia to compete in the tournament. But the Australian Border Force declined to allow him an exemption from national vaccination rules for incoming non-citizens. Morrison's conservative government has blamed the debacle on Tennis Australia, which ministers accuse of misleading players about Australia’s vaccine requirements. But newspapers have reported that Tennis Australia had pleaded with the Department of Home Affairs to check the visa paperwork of Djokovic and other players before they boarded planes. Keneally said the Djokovic saga made Australia “look like a bit of a joke” on the world stage.

Source: Indian Express January 11, 2022 08:32 UTC