Some Djokovic supporters had met outside the airport in Belgrade, but their idol slipped out the back door.
The star's mother Dijana has told the national news agency that he will now rest for a few days and not make any public statements.
One of the 34-year-old's main sponsors is now trying to get hold of him to talk about the events in Melbourne where he was denied an entry visa because he is not vaccinated against covid-19.
It is the French clothing company Lacoste that wants contact with Djokovic.
"As soon as possible, we want to get in touch with Novak Djokovic to review the events surrounding his stay in Australia," Lacoste wrote in a press release, according to several media outlets.
The cover boy of the Antivaxx movement?
Lacoste is certainly worried about the next grand slam tournament, the French championships in May.
For an unvaccinated Djokovic is unlikely to be admitted to France due to the just strengthened corona rules.
- A lot can happen in May, but no exceptions will be given, the French Ministry of Sports has said about the tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris.
Marcel Knobil, owner of the brand company Superbrands, says according to The Telegraph that Djokovic can lose large parts of his annual sponsorship support of the equivalent of SEK 271 million if he becomes the cover boy of the anti-wax movement.
Undermined for vaccination
As Serbian President Aleksander Vucic has shown his support for Djokovic, he may have undermined the government's attempts to get more people vaccinated against covid-19.
"The president made sure there were vaccines in good time, but he is opportunistic and now he does not mind supporting a case that can be interpreted as a lift for anti-waxers," epidemiologist Zoran Radovanovic told the Wall Street Journal.
In Serbia, even half of the population is not yet fully vaccinated.