MOSCOW, 6 Jan. Father of Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic Srdjan compared his son with crucified on the cross by Jesus. Djokovic arrived in Melbourne on Wednesday for the Australian Open, which kicks off January 17. A Serb who has not been vaccinated against COVID-19 was unable to go through passport control after arriving in the country. Australian authorities canceled his visa. Currently, Djokovic is being held in immigration detention, having appealed the decision of the border services in court. «Novak is our pride. Novak is Serbia, and Serbia is Novak. They want to trample Serbia and the Serbian people. They wanted to bring him to his knees. And not only him, but also our beautiful Serbia. Jesus was crucified on the cross, but he continues to live in us. They are trying to crucify and belittle Novak and bring him to his knees, «said Srdjan Djokovic, quoted by The Age. Earlier, Djokovic's father compared his son to the leader of the slave uprising in ancient Rome Spartacus and called him» a symbol of the free world. » … Djokovic was unable to pass passport control due to an error in submitting documents 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.
