MOSCOW, Jan 6 Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic is treated by Australian authorities as World No. 1 brother Djordje Djokovic said on Wednesday, arriving in Melbourne 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. Djokovic is currently being held in immigration detention, challenging the border officials' decision in court. “My brother Novak is treated like a criminal, but he has the same visa as other players who have been allowed to enter Australia. He is the greatest athlete of all. times. This is a scandal! » — said Djordje Djokovic, quoted on Twitter by journalist Luigi Gatto, that Djokovic was unable to pass the passport due to an error when 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.
