It is unknown if the tennis player will appeal the decision after being transferred to the same hotel in Melbourne where the Serbian is being held.
The Australian authorities canceled the visa for the tennis player from Czech Republic Renata Vorácová, who will have to return to his country, reported this Friday the public channel ABC, amid the controversy over the decision to revoke the tennis player’s entry permit Serbian Money Djokovic.
A source from the border control authority confirmed the measure to ABC, despite the fact that the tennis player was already in the country and had played a preparation match prior to the Australian Open.
Vorácová, who was arrested on Thursday and who is not known to appeal the decision, was transferred to the same Melbourne hotel where Djokovic is being held by immigration authorities.
According to the media, the 38-year-old Czech entered Australia in December with a medical exemption granted by Tennis Australia, tournament organizers, as they se would have recently recovered from COVID-19.
However, the Australian authorities indicated that this argument was not valid to obtain a special permit to enter the country, where harsh measures have been applied to tackle the pandemic.
Djokovic, who arrived in Melbourne on Wednesday night also with a medical exemption that allowed him to defend his title at the Australian Open without being vaccinated, is awaiting the hearing scheduled for Monday by a Melbourne court to hear the arguments of his appeal to measure.
The vaccine is mandatory to enter Australia, but there are temporary exemptions for people who have “a serious medical condition”, who cannot be vaccinated because they have contracted Covid-19 in the previous six months or have had an adverse reaction to the drug, among other reasons.
The revocation of Djokovic’s visa has created diplomatic tensions between Australia and Serbia, whose president denounces the harassment of the athlete, while the oceanic country defends that no exceptions be made when applying border laws. (D)
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