S.-PETERSBURG, January 6, Sergey Yaremenko. Olympic champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov, commenting on the situation with the possible deportation of Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic from Australia due to an error in applying for a visa, said that it is necessary to rely on existing regulations and protocols that Jesus Christ cannot cross. announced the cancellation of Djokovic's visa. The athlete's father Srdjan said that Novak was returning home from Melbourne. Later it became known that the lawyers of the Serbian tennis player appealed to the federal court against this decision. On Thursday, Australian authorities said they did not plan to deport Djokovic until new hearings scheduled for Monday. «This is some kind of nonsense. What can you comment on here? What is Djokovic right? There are certain rules, a certain protocol, through which no one can step. Even Jesus Christ. Everything is a point! The question is over. I don't understand why to waste this topic and make the main story of 2022. There are rules. The solution here is unambiguous. You don't even need to think about who is right in this situation, «said Kafelnikov. Dzhokovich on Wednesday arrived in Australia to participate in the Australian Open, which kicks off January 17 in Melbourne. The Serb was unable to go through passport control upon arrival in the country due to an error in applying for a visa. The Djokovic team member in charge of collecting documents made the mistake of choosing a visa type that cannot be obtained with a medical waiver from COVID-19 vaccination. The error was revealed when crossing the Australian border — Djokovic was placed in a room guarded by the police, where he spent many hours. As a result, the Australian Border Guard Service (ABF) announced that Djokovic's visa was canceled and he should be expelled from the country. Djokovic is a nine-time and current winner of the Australian Open. This year's tournament organizers require all participants to be vaccinated against coronavirus or have a medical exemption. On Tuesday, the Serbian tennis player announced that he had received such an exemption.
