On this sweltering and humid weekend, djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis, will spend time in an isolated hotel in Australia, restless and busy, fighting against attempts to deport him due to vaccination conditions.
Then on Monday, the world number one will challenge the decision to revoke his visa in court, and he wants to enter the country to compete in the Australian Open and fight for his 10th title.
How will he argue for himself? How big is the hope? What are the odds? Will he still be able to compete as scheduled? Let's take a look.
What is Djokovic's current situation?
He was granted a conditional visa to enter Australia and compete in Grand Slam tournaments.
As Australia still has COVID-19 regulations that prohibit most foreigners from entering, Deyo may have applied for a "temporary activity" visa to allow foreigners to enter for major events. Most of the athletes who participate in the competition enter with this visa.
Australia's pandemic border rules also prohibit the entry of foreigners who have not received 2 doses of the vaccine or have not received medical exemptions.
Previously, Deyo had expressed opposition to vaccination, but tennis gave him a medical exemption, the specific details of which are unknown.
Upon arrival at Melbourne Airport, customs found that his medical exemption did not meet the criteria for the visa he was holding.
His visa was cancelled on the spot. With no longer a legal basis to remain in Australia, he was transferred to a detention area and will be deported.
Morrison (PM) told reporters On Thursday, "All I can say is that the evidence of medical exemptions they provided was inadequate." ”
What were the main points of Djokovic's debate?
Immediately after the visa was cancelled, Deyo's legal team immediately challenged the decision. On Thursday, he was granted a temporary ban to avoid being forced to leave the country that night.
From what first happened, it seems that Deyo has been promised by the Australian Tennis Association that he can board a plane to Australia because he has qualified for the competition.
Professor Rockwell, an expert on international law at the Australian National University, said in an interview that being approved to participate in sporting events "had nothing to do with his visa".
"What Deyo's legal team will argue is that he got a visa, but the visa was canceled. Because any decision to cancel a visa needs to have a good reason, this is very clear, and legal procedures need to be followed. ”
Foreigners can fly to Australia through a visa they apply for online – but when they arrive at the airport, they must go through immigration customs.
Professor Crocker, an immigration law specialist at the University of Sydney, said foreigners would be limited in their appeal if they were caught with a visa error.
Australia's immigration law allows officials to cancel visas for entrants for a variety of reasons, for example, if the information submitted is incorrect, inadequate, etc., and so far the facts seem simple: Deyo said there was a medical exemption, and officials said he did not prove it met the criteria they required.
Deyo's legal team may challenge the visa cancellation process and other areas, but as far as we know so far, there is no evidence that the law was applied incorrectly.
Is politics involved?
Morrison denied all the doubts, including from the Cypriot government, that Australia had treated Djokovic unfairly.
"This is a very specific case involving a person, Australia's sovereign border laws and their fair application."
He said Australian border officials acted on what they knew, and those who, like Djokovic, announced on social media that they were about to enter Australia had "brought themselves a great deal of attention".
Australia initially allowed 2 other people to enter the country with medical exemptions, and their visas are now under review. (The latest news, these 2 people, one is a women's doubles player, one is an official personnel have left Australia.) ）
Professor Crocker said Deyo's legal team might also argue that the decision to cancel the visa was unreasonable because the issue had been disclosed a long time ago.
"This guy is so high-profile, he's number one in the world. Everybody knew he was coming, and I think the government in turn said that we didn't know anything about it before he came, which is unacceptable. ”
Professor Crocker said the Djokovic legal team might also cite the theory of political influence, that politics influenced the law and influenced the final legal decisions.
"This is a case of extremely high political value. Lawyers will say that policymakers (border officials) act under the influence or orders of the prime minister. But to say so is a very difficult question. ”
Because so far, there is no evidence that the government has any similar tough instructions.
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What happens if Djokovic wins on Monday?
The facts known only so far don't seem optimistic about Djokovic, but it's not known what more evidence his legal team will provide on Monday.
The best-case scenario for Deyo is when a court orders to revoke the cancellation of his visa.
This way he can immediately enter the ink village and have a week to prepare for the Australian Open.
But it also depends on whether the other Australian government will appeal the decision, or try to cancel the visa on other grounds, or make concessions.
What happens if Djokovic loses?
There should be no immediate deportation. The legal team can apply to the Court of Appeal to challenge this decision again.
But is it worth it for a tennis player? There were two full weeks of no training and could have to endure longer hotel detention. Serbian officials are already trying to change him to a better hotel.
Legal experts say it will take at least a week for a higher court to hold an appeal hearing, and that's when the Australian Open has already begun.
Professor Rockwell said: "If Djokovic loses, then even in the most extreme cases, he is unlikely to play at the Australian Open."
Translation postscript: The article was published last night, and this morning there was a lot of information that broke out, and the final result may be the Australian Tennis Association back the pot, and then give Djokovic a new visa. (Source: House of Tennis Author: Frances Mao Translated by Lynn)