MOSCOW, Jan 6 Australian authorities have agreed to postpone the deportation of Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, whose visa they had previously canceled, AFP reported, citing government attorney Christopher Tran's statement that the Australian border service had previously announced that Djokovic's visa had been canceled. It was later revealed that Serb lawyers had appealed the decision to a federal court. During a court hearing on Thursday, Tran said authorities did not plan to deport Djokovic until a new hearing scheduled for Monday. Djokovic arrived in Australia to attend 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 had been canceled and he should be expelled from the country.
