The Djokovic visa storm has finally come to an end An article takes you back to Deyo's experience for more than ten days

Source: Sports Weekly

On January 16, Beijing time, Deyo's appeal failed, because this is the unanimous decision of all the federal judges, Djokovic can not appeal again, therefore, Deyo will not qualify for this year's Australian Open. As the nine-time winner of the Australian Open, Deyo's record of playing in the Australian Open for 17 consecutive years came to an end.

In just a dozen days, what did Deyo go through? Let's comb through it together:

On 4 January, Deyo announced that he would travel to Australia with a "waiver permit".

On Jan. 5, while Djokovic was still on his way to Australia, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he would not be able to enter the country if he could not provide "admissible evidence" that his waiver was legitimate. Acting Sports Minister Jalapur stressed that the Victorian government would not support Djokovic's visa application. At 11:30 p.m. local time on January 5, Djokovic arrived at Melbourne Airport.

At around 3:15 a.m. on Jan. 6, Djokovic's father said his son was being held in solitary confinement at Melbourne airport.

At 5 a.m., Goran Ivanisevic posted on social media a photo of himself and another member of Deyo's team waiting for Djokovic.

At around 8:15 local time, Djokovic's visa was denied. Djokovic was transferred to the quarantine hotel while his legal team filed a lawsuit. However, Deyo's appeal was postponed to the morning of Monday (January 10), Australia time.

On Jan. 7, Australian Home Secretary Karen Andrews said Djokovic was "ready to leave" and that he had not been detained. Djokovic spoke out on social media, thanking the fans for their support.

On January 8, Djokovic's lawyers filed documents showing that in December last year, Djokovic tested positive for the new crown virus.

On Jan. 9, Interior Secretary Andrews offered to postpone the hearing until Wednesday (Jan. 12), but was rejected by Judge Anthony Kelly. An opinion submitted by an Australian government lawyer alleges that Deyo was not guaranteed to enter Australia under medical exemptions.

On Jan. 10, Djokovic won an appeal. Judge Anthony Kelly announced the rescinding australian border control decision to cancel Djokovic's entry visa and was ordered by the Australian government to pay legal fees to release Djokovic, who was detained. Deyo also expressed his desire to participate in the Australian Open on social media. The ATP, for its part, denounced the series as "a disruption to all sides" and called for further clarification of the travel rules and requirements facing players.

On January 11, according to the Australian media "Century Newspaper", the Australian government is investigating whether Djokovic falsified when filling out the entry information form, while Australian Immigration Minister Hawke is still considering the second cancellation of the Djokovic visa.

On January 12, Deyo posted a lengthy statement on his personal social media, admitting that the information filled in on the entry form for the first 14 days of travel was an error filled in by the broker. He also apologized for participating in the filming activities of the French "Team Newspaper" after being tested positive in December last year.

On 13 January, the 2022 Australian Open signing form was released, and Djokovic and third seed Zverev were divided in the top half.

On January 14, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke cancelled Djokovic's visa for the second time.

On January 15, after the pretrial hearing, Djokovic was again sent to the hotel for quarantine.

On January 16, Deyo's appeal failed and he missed the 2022 Australian Open.