Novak Djokovic's parents hit out at Australia for revoking his visa

The parents of the world number one tennis player, Novak Djokovic, have lashed out at the Australian government for refusing to allow him in.
His mother says authorities are treating him like a prisoner.
Djokovic's chances of playing at the Australian Open this month now depend on a court decision.
Al Jazeera's @Andrew Simmons reports.


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[gamingtonight]

He's a tennis player, not God! And these Serbians demanding he is better treated is a joke, given how Serbians themselves are treated!

[Greenpoloboy]

He is a human, same as everyone else. Hitting a tennis ball does not change that

[riccardo]

Australia is correct, any visitor must respect it's rules in order to enter their country. Why didn't Djokovic's lawyers tell him that?

[MrJoysiq]

"We never attacked anyone we just defended ourselves" warcrimes in Bosnia, Slovenian, Croatia and kosovo say otherwise

[sylvianorah]

How can it be political when we are facing lock downs and all sorts?

[julianlawrence-ball]

He’s not in prison ffs, he can get on a plane and leave whenever he wants to

[CantHandleThisCanYa]

_IF YOU CANT FOLLOW THE RULES AND LAWS OF A COUNTRY_
*DO NOT GO TO THAT COUNTRY*

[accountantasia]

If he can enter Australia not vaccinated, me want to enter too.
No special treatment please. We are the same.

[MEGIDIOT]

his parents and him have so much internalized privilege that they don't realize how spoiled they look

[lowesonia]

You obey Laws of a Country for Health Safety . Or you leave . NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE

[borissljukic]

Why the Australian government is avoiding the court? Only the guilty avoiding the court.

[davidjohnson-fwco]

bravo to Australia, stay the course. Rules are rules, no exemptions

[poerava]

Novak should be in prison. He put thousands of lives at risk. He lied on his visa application.

[mariamp]

The people of Austallia give the impression that they disliked Djokovic even before the pandemic. The hostility and mockery is evident. He was not the only athlete who came with exemption. I agree that rules are for everyone. But the players did not came by force, they came with a visa. There is a clear lack of communication between the organisers of the event and the government.

[nobody.]

Serbia never attacked anyone ?

Have they forgotten the Men and Boys they massacred already ?

[lasnolasno]

It would be wise to a father to advise his beloved son to respect and to follow the rules of other country. Be a humble person is very easy for a champ, except you got psychological & behaviour problems.

[ewsdneaxeaxe]

Good job Australia, no one should be above the law👍👍👍

[chappy]

This is a non-story. We have Africa wars, Ukraine/Russia issues, homelessness, fentanyl, abductions and the list goes on. Priviledged athletes in their gilded worlds are so unimportant to this guy watching the rest of the world fight for their lives. Sorry if this offends.

[chw]

And his mommy and daddy's comments matter... haha

[spirosgreek]

honestly, seeing that the demonizing that the US and the western world imposed towards Serbia, at the comments with excuse this event, still persists, just means we arent over it yet. Its just heartbreaking.