On January 6, Beijing time, according to AFP, the Daily Mail and other foreign media reports, Australian border officials said in a statement that because Djokovic failed to meet the strict entry requirements, Australia cancelled his entry visa, or will not be able to play in the Australian Open. Australian border personnel will ensure that those arriving at the border comply with Australian laws and entry requirements, the statement said.
However, just two days ago, Australian Open officials confirmed in a statement that Djokovic's application for a medical exemption was approved through a rigorous process – decided by two independent groups of medical experts, one of whom was designated by the Victorian Health Department in Australia, while the applicant's personal information would not be exposed throughout the application process in order to protect medical privacy. And Deyo himself also updated the INS, predicting that the 2022 season will begin.
Just after the release of the Australian Open statement, the matter of Djokovic "with the new crown vaccine exemption license" to play in the Australian Open continued to ferment, Australian Prime Minister Morrison continued to post on personal social media to pay attention to this matter, in his latest tweet, he said that Djokovic's visa has been cancelled.
At present, according to the information of all parties, The Deyo side did submit an application in accordance with the rules, and was exempted by the Australian Open Organizing Committee and the Victorian government, applied for a visa and was approved, and spent more than twenty hours flying to Australia to participate in the competition. However, after arriving in Australia, it began to encounter a series of psychedelic operations: customs card entry, small black house confiscation of mobile phones in the early morning for five or six hours of continuous interrogation, cancellation of visas, questioning medical exemption qualifications.
It is worth mentioning that the other three players who also received medical exemptions entered the country smoothly with the same visa, and it was the wrong type of visa to djokovic. Now after this situation of reversal, will these three players be made public or exposed, and will they also be affected? Or will they be able to compete normally?
Relevant government officials revealed that they have repeatedly written to the Australian Internet Association that infection with the new crown within 6 months cannot be given medical immunity privileges. The head of epidemic prevention in Australia said that the evidence provided by Deyo was insufficient to provide strong support for his medical exemption, so the border police decided to deny him entry. The parties speculated that the evidence provided by Deyo was that he had been infected with THE new crown within 6 months.
According to foreign media reports, Djokovic is still in Melbourne and staying in the designated quarantine hotel. The government is helping him arrange flights back to Europe, Djokovic has withdrawn his Australian Open itinerary on his official website, and his team of lawyers is preparing for appeal. It seems that the 9-time Australian Open men's singles champion is most likely missing the Australian Open.