{"id":1217747,"date":"2022-01-15T09:34:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T14:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1217747"},"modified":"2022-01-15T09:35:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T14:35:06","slug":"fighting-back-unvaxxed-novak-djokovic-locked-up-again-as-he-challenges-to-play-in-australian-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fighting-back-unvaxxed-novak-djokovic-locked-up-again-as-he-challenges-to-play-in-australian-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Back: Unvaxxed Novak Djokovic Locked Up Again As He Challenges To Play In Australian Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffighting-back-unvaxxed-novak-djokovic-locked-up-again-as-he-challenges-to-play-in-australian-open%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1217747&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"\">Tennis star Novak Djokovic is back in a detention center as he continues his fight to play in the Australian Open, set to begin Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The athlete is not vaccinated from COVID-19, but already had the virus in December. He was granted a medical exemption from the vaccine so he could be in Australia and play in the Open, which he\u2019s won nine times already. But upon arrival, Australian authorities revoked his visa.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Djokovic was placed in a detention center located at the rundown Park Hotel in Melbourne, for the second time, NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/novak-djokovics-hotel-refugees-detained-months-rcna11433\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The No. 1 tennis player in the world is in a room one floor below an asylum seeker named Adnan Choopani, the report outlined.<\/p>\n<p>Choopani described the hotel to have locked windows, a lack of fresh air, and poor food, which he said were \u201ctaking a mental toll on him and other residents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI couldn\u2019t believe that Djokovic is here,\u201d the 24-year-old said.&nbsp;\u201cI hope he shares what he\u2019s seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As highlighted by The Daily Wire, initial reports claimed Djokovic&nbsp;had his visa canceled by Australian authorities because he \u201cfailed to provide appropriate evidence to meet the entry requirements to Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It seems, now, however, that authorities canceled the unvaccinated athlete\u2019s visa \u201con grounds he could \u2018excite anti-vax sentiment\u2019 at the Australian Open on Monday,\u201d the Daily Mail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10402223\/Novak-Djokovic-Federal-Circuit-Court-block-Australian-Government-deporting-him.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Legal representation for Djokovic argued before court that Immigration Minister Alex Hawke\u2019s reasoning was \u201cpatently irrational.\u201d Judge Anthony Kelly claimed the concern over Djokovic allegedly whipping up anti-vaccine sentiment \u201cwould be \u2018an important foundational aspect of this case.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNovak Djokovic\u2019s lawyers have told a late night court hearing his visa is being cancelled on grounds he could \u2018excite anti-vax sentiment\u2019 at the Australian Open on Monday,\u201d the Mail report said. \u201cThe tennis star\u2019s legal team argued that Immigration Minister Alex Hawke\u2019s reasoning was \u2018patently irrational\u2019 and failed to consider how deporting the World No.1 could have the opposite effect by whipping up more support for the anti-vaccination movement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Attorney&nbsp;Nick Wood told the Federal Circuit and Family Court \u201cthat government officials\u2019 fears were unfounded,&nbsp;and that it would be wrong to \u2018remove a man of good standing\u2019 from Australia and \u2018impair\u2019 his career,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Kelly pushed back, asserting that \u201cthe issue of anti-vax sentiment would be \u2018an important foundational aspect of this case\u2019 given the wave of deaths and economic impact the Covid pandemic has had on Australia,\u201d according to the Mail.<\/p>\n<p>As highlighted by The Daily Wire\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-unvaccinated-novak-djokovic-facing-deportation-from-australia-after-visa-canceled-a-second-time\">Joe Morgan<\/a>, Djokovic\u2019s medical exemption was granted by Tennis Australia and the Victorian government, a state-level authority.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Australian authorities canceled Djokovic\u2019s visa one day after the athlete arrived in Australia, ostensibly because he&nbsp;\u201cfailed to provide appropriate evidence to meet the entry requirements to Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There has been much back-and-forth about Djokovic allegedly providing \u201cfalse\u201d information on his forms. Essentially, Djokovic traveled while he was positive for COVID-19 but asymptomatic.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic has pushed back against the \u201cmisinformation,\u201d saying that his agent had accidentally checked an incorrect box, which was merely \u201chuman error\u201d and not deception.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic\u2019s father, Srdjan, has since spoken out about his son\u2019s detainment and treatment and called on Queen Elizabeth to \u201cprotect the human rights\u201d of his son.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI call on Queen Elizabeth, the leader of the Commonwealth, to intervene and protect the human rights of my son and to stop the political prosecution carried out against him since he came to Australia,\u201d Srdjan said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-real-reason-unvaxxed-tennis-star-novak-djokovic-had-his-visa-canceled-before-australian-open-report\">The \u2018Real\u2019 Reason Unvaxxed Tennis Star Novak Djokovic Had His Visa Canceled Before Australian Open:&nbsp;Report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-unvaccinated-novak-djokovic-facing-deportation-from-australia-after-visa-canceled-a-second-time\">Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic Facing Deportation From Australia After Visa Canceled A Second&nbsp;Time<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/doing-what-not-many-players-had-the-guts-to-do-stefanos-tsitsipas-on-novak-djokovic\">\u2018Doing What Not Many Players Had The Guts To Do\u2019: Stefanos Tsitsipas On Novak&nbsp;Djokovic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis star Novak Djokovic is back in a detention center as he continues his fight to play in the Australian Open, set to begin Monday. The athlete is not vaccinated from COVID-19, but already had the virus in December. 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