The world's number one tennis player, Novak Djokovic, said - in his appeal against the decision to deport him from Australia - that he had obtained medical exemption from the Corona virus vaccination after he contracted the infection last December, but reports revealed information that the Serbian might be involved in a new crisis.

A hearing on the Serbian player's appeal will be held on Monday, and Djokovic said he had obtained an exemption from the Australian Tennis Federation, which organizes the Australian Open, in addition to a letter from the Ministry of Home Affairs confirming that he was allowed to enter the country.

Djokovic, who is seeking his 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open this January, began the third day in custody of the Australian immigration authorities, which caused a sporting, political and diplomatic uproar.

Djokovic, who opposes mandatory vaccinations, has been held in a modest hotel since Thursday after his visa was revoked due to a problem with the medical exemption that must be provided when entering Australia.

🎾 The issue of deporting world number one Novak Djokovic from Australia posed a major crisis, especially after the Serbian star appealed against the decision


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It caused trouble between Australia and Serbia and became a preoccupation for opponents of mandatory vaccinations around the world.

"I explained that I contracted the infection in December 2021 and on that basis I was granted medical exemption in accordance with Australian Government rules," Djokovic said in his appeal.

Djokovic said he had given border authorities "a valid Australian travel permit and I have met all the requirements to enter Australia legally with my visa".

The appeal stated that Djokovic provided the result of the first positive sample on December 16, but that "by December 30, I had not had a fever, breathing problems or symptoms of the Corona virus in the last 72 hours."

The court asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to respond to these allegations by tomorrow, Sunday.

Many countries allow a recent case of COVID-19 infection to be a reason to waive vaccine requirements.

The Australian Federal Government issued a letter shortly after Djokovic's arrival showing that it had informed the Australian Federation that this was not necessarily the case in the country.

The Australian Government, the Victorian Government and the Australian Tennis Federation have denied responsibility for the dispute.

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It seems that the justifications provided by Djokovic will cause a new crisis for him, as reports confirmed that the player appeared in a public event a day after the date of his confirmation of infection with the Corona virus, which he mentioned in the appeal.

The player appeared without a mask at an event organized in his honor in a closed hall in Serbia, and greeted a number of children and spoke in front of the local media.

Novak Djokovic 'hugged kids' at event day after alleged positive Covid-19 PCR test https://t.co/8OVY31KOwF pic.twitter.com/Ry6OLCqq3I

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Djokovic also appeared a day earlier - that is, on the day he obtained a positive result for the Corona test - at an event organized by the Serbian Postal Authority on the occasion of the issuance of a postage stamp in his name, an event that the Serbian player shared his photos through his account on the Instagram website.

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This raises many questions;

Did Djokovic lie about the date of the test? And why did he not undergo a period of isolation after discovering that he had coronavirus?