Victorian state government says he should be allowed to compete because he now has an exemption but the federal government, scott morrison s government, is at pains to make a point, especially with the pressure they are under over the way they ve handled covid and the rise in cases that no one will get preferential treatment, that the rules are the rules. what decision will be made on monday, we don t know. but we do know that novak djokovic has arrived in australia to defend his title in a tournament that he has dominated and now this is very much in doubt. there appears to be little sympathy for djokovic s stance among his fellow competitors here s his rival rafa nadal. it s normal that the people here in australia get very i frustrated with the case j because they have been going through a lot - of very hard lockdowns. a lot of people were not able to come back. - the people say we need to get vaccinated, - we need to get the vaccine. for me, i think if you are i vaccinated, you c
Felt djokovic had abused the system. his defence of his australian open title could be over even before the tournament begins. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. our correspondent shaimaa khalil is outside novak djokovic s hotel in melbourne she gave us the latest. we don t know if he has to stay on to the hotel until monday. we do know he is allowed to stay in australia until monday because the hearing from his legal team challenging the decision by the australian authorities to deport him has been adjourned until monday. the judge said to both sides they need to prepare their arguments, they need to submit evidence. but through the weekend and then this case will resume on monday morning. whether he s going to stay here where we believe he is being held or is going to be moved somewhere else,
Was presented at the airport which was presented at the airport which was presented at the airport which was presented to the australian border force officials cancelling the visa and detaining mr djokovic. we wait to see on monday whether he provides further documentation. do you expect at that hearing on monday that we will get more details about the reason the medical exemption and so on? ., ., , , ., so on? potentially. it is quite a comlex so on? potentially. it is quite a complex area. so on? potentially. it is quite a complex area, and so on? potentially. it is quite a complex area, and it so on? potentially. it is quite a complex area, and it really - so on? potentially. it is quite a - complex area, and it really depends on what grounds his visa was initially cancelled. if he is able, and my understanding is mr djokovic s lawyers will be providing documents over the course of the weekend, if there is sufficient information in the documents to challenge the cancellation,
This has been taken by the australian government to take a point to gain as much politically from a complex situation. and point to gain as much politically from a complex situation. and how do ou think from a complex situation. and how do you think things from a complex situation. and how do you think things will from a complex situation. and how do you think things will pan from a complex situation. and how do you think things will pan out from a complex situation. and how do you think things will pan out on - you think things will pan out on monday? what is your hunch in all of this? and if he is allowed to stay, how would that go for the tournament? how would that go for the tournament? , ., ., , , tournament? there is a massive community tournament? there is a massive community unrest tournament? there is a massive community unrest about - tournament? there is a massive community unrest about the - tournament? there is a massive| community unrest about the fact tourna