Novak Djokovic has been denied entry to Australia after an extraordinary mix-up with his visa application. The 20-times grand-slam champion landed in Melbourne this afternoon amid a furious backlash at the decision to grant him a medical exemption from a Covid-19 vaccine, allowing him to compete in the Australian Open later this month. SponsoredBut Djokovic is unable to proceed through passport control after a member of his support team made a critical mistake in requesting a sub-class of visa that does not apply to those who have received medical exemptions from a Covid-19 vaccine. The error had been discovered by the Australian border force while Djokovic was already travelling on a 14-hour commercial flight from Dubai to Melbourne. Djokovic’s father, Srdjan, confirmed to the Serbian

Source: The Times January 05, 2022 17:16 UTC