MELBOURNE. Novak Djokovic has won the appeal against the cancellation of his visa to enter Australia and can leave the hotel where he has been confined since Thursday 7 January because he was not vaccinated against Covid but in possession of an exemption for illness on 16 December last.
Judge Anthony Kelly of the Federal and Family Court, after a day of constant postponement, read a document resulting from an agreement between the parties. The focus was on the night spent at the airport.
The Serbian champion had asked and obtained to wait until 8.30 in the morning, but the decision on the visa was made at 7.42. A decision that Judge Kelly called “unreasonable”.
However, the story of ‘Nole’ does not end here. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke can intervene by exercising personal power and on different grounds revoke the visa again. A perspective already mentioned in the 15 pages presented by the “Government counsel” Christopher Tran. If that happens, the number 1 in the world rankings faces three years of ban from Australia and could return to court for a new appeal.