Defiant Novak Djokovic plans to compete at Australian Open after winning legal battle to stay

Novak Djokovic says he intends to compete on the Australian Open after he was free of authorities detention on Monday.

The 34-year-old, who has been held at a detention lodge in Melbourne since final Wednesday after his visa was cancelled by the Australian authorities, has already resumed coaching forward of the event which is because of start on January 17.

‘I’m happy and grateful that the choose overturned my visa cancellation. Regardless of all that has occurred, I wish to keep and attempt to compete on the Australian Open,’ Djokovic wrote in a message on social media.

‘I stay centered on that. I flew right here to play at some of the essential occasions we have now in entrance of the wonderful followers.

‘For now I can't say extra however THANK YOU all for standing with me by way of all this and inspiring me to remain sturdy.’

Talking at a household press convention on Monday afternoon, Djokovic’s brother, Djordje, revealed that the 20-time Grand Slam winner is already getting ready for the upcoming event.

‘Novak is free, just a few moments in the past he skilled, he was on the tennis court docket,’ he stated.

‘He went to Australia to play tennis, he’s at attempting to win the Australian Open to get a file he’s been chasing for thus a few years.’

In the meantime, Djokovic’s mom Dijana claimed: ‘Novak was topic to torture, harassment. We are going to hear much more about what he has gone by way of.’

Djokovic’s father Srdjan additionally accused Australian officers of taking away his son’s human rights.

‘The sport that has been performed over the previous 5 - 6 days has been extremely tough for him and his household,’ he stated.

‘He was met on the airport they usually took away all of the rights he had as a human being.

‘They tried to steer him to signal that he was revoking his visa in order that he might be despatched again to Serbia, he refused to signal that doc as a result of there was no purpose for it.

‘They gave him no proper to speak together with his legal professionals, his crew, his pals. They even took away his telephone.’

Novak Djokovic’s supporters marched within the streets after the decision (Getty)

Djokovic was freed on Monday after an Australian federal choose overturned the federal government’s preliminary determination to cancel the 34-year-old’s visa final week.

Tennis’ world No.1 had been detained since final Wednesday after border officers refused his medical exemption which permits him to enter Australia with out having the Covid vaccine.

In the course of the court docket listening to on Monday, choose Anthony Kelly requested, ‘what extra may this man have achieved?’ to show his exemption and criticised Australian authorities officers for not giving Djokovic sufficient time to offer extra proof earlier than he was detained.

Djokovic, who revealed throughout his interrogation with border officers that he's not vaccinated however examined optimistic for Covid in December, may nonetheless be deported as Australia’s immigration minister, Alex Hawke, has the ‘private energy’ to revoke the visa at any time, although a choice was not made after the court docket’s ruling on Monday.

Melbourne police used pepper spray to disperse crowds (AP)

A spokesperson for Hawke stated on Monday night: ‘Following at present’s Federal Court docket willpower on a procedural floor, it stays inside Immigration Minister Hawke’s discretion to contemplate cancelling Mr Djokovic’s visa below his private energy of cancellation inside part 133C(3) of the Migration Act.

‘The Minister is at present contemplating the matter and the method stays ongoing.’

Novak Djokovic had been held on this detention lodge since final Wednesday (Anadolu Company through Getty)

After being launched from immigration detention on Monday, Djokovic was taken to his lawyer’s workplace earlier than stories had claimed that the Serb’s father Srdjan had stated his son had been re-arrested by Australian police.

Nevertheless, the massive police presence exterior was merely there to regulate the crowds earlier than Djokovic was transferred to a personal location.

Supporters clashed with police after a black automotive was seen driving away from the workplace of Djokovic’s authorized representatives. Police used pepper spray in an effort to management the crowds with individuals turning into more and more agitated.

Djokovic is now again on court docket and is aiming to win the tenth Australian Open title of his profession.

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