Novak Djokovic was released from custody, following a decision made by a court in Melbourne.
The Prime Minister of Australia, Daniel Andrews, said that no one is bigger than the Australian Open, after the trial with Novak.
- “This is an active process, we need to see if there will be complaints and I do not want to comment. We have never tried to convince anyone that someone should be allowed to enter the country, quite the opposite. When we talked about medical exceptions a few weeks and months ago, it was said that a previous coronavirus infection could not be the basis for that. The situation has changed since then, many people have been released on that basis. If the question is whether we asked for it to be so, the answer is no, it was like that a few weeks ago, it is like that now. “
Alex Hawke has not yet made a final decision, and he will not do that today when it comes to the abolition of the visa for Novak Djokovic.
- “It is up to the Minister of Immigration whether he wants to use his extraordinary powers or not. That’s the question for him. The minister should work without any pressure, without any public debate, because otherwise he could be before the Federal Court again.”
- “I think that Nadal and some tennis players have stated a very, very clear position. This tournament is much bigger than any person. It is the Grand Slam, the biggest tennis event in the first quarter of the year, every year. As such, he is bigger than any person, whether on or off the field. ” Andrews concluded.
Novak started training for the first Grand Slam of the season.
