MOSCOW, Jan 14 Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke revoked visa the first racket of the world, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, was broadcast on Friday by the ABC television channel. According to the minister, he made this decision in the public interest. «Today I used my powers under article 133C (3) of the Migration Act in order to cancel the visa Novak Djokovic, based on the order of public health, on the basis that it was in the public interest,» the minister said. According to him, the Australian government is «strongly committed to protecting Australia's borders, especially in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.» Djokovic arrived to Australia to compete in the Australian Open World Championships on January 5, and the next day he was placed in immigration detention because the authorities were not convinced of the reasons for the withdrawal of the athlete from the coronavirus vaccination. After four days of detention, Djokovic was released from detention by court order, but Minister Hawke retained the right to decide on the second cancellation of the visa.
