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World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic has been denied entry to Australia over an issue with his visa.<\/p>\n
The player arrived in Melbourne on Wednesday where authorities noticed a mistake on his application.<\/p>\n
Djokovic was due to play in the Australian Open, after being exempted from vaccination rules.<\/p>\n
He has been told he will be deported but his lawyers have said they will challenge the decision, Australian media report.<\/p>\n
The tennis star had been quizzed in a room at Melbourne airport for hours while his visa and exemption status was being investigated.<\/p>\n
His team had not requested a visa that permits medical exemptions for being unvaccinated.<\/p>\n
It is not clear whether he will remain in Australia while his lawyers attempt to overturn the decision.<\/p>\n
Djokovic has not spoken about his vaccination status, but last year he said he was \u201copposed to vaccination\u201d.<\/p>\n
His treatment has provoked outrage in his native Serbia. Djokovic\u2019s father, Srdjan Djokovic said his son had been in a room guarded by police.<\/p>\n
President Aleksander Vucic said the star was a victim of \u201charassment\u201d, and that \u201cthe whole of Serbia\u201d, supported him.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Australia\u2019s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Djokovic would be refused entry to the country unless he provided evidence that he could not be vaccinated for medical reasons.<\/p>\n
Australia is seeing tens of thousands of Covid-19 cases for the first time after enduring some of the world\u2019s strictest restrictions.<\/p>\n
The Australian Open begins on 17 January in Melbourne.<\/p>\n
Source:BBC<\/p>\n
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