Novak Djokovic thanked his supporters on Friday as he fights with the Australian government to play in the upcoming Australian Open – the first major tournament of the tennis season. The tennis superstar was spending Friday, an important religious holiday, in the same hotel where government officials also keep refugees and asylum seekers. Tennis Australia said it granted a medical exemption for Djokovic in order for him to compete in the Australian Open. Neither Djokovic nor Tennis Australia have given a reason for the exemption request. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAustralian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has previously defended the process insisting there was no special treatment given to the world’s No.

Source: Fox News January 07, 2022 18:56 UTC