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Violent scenes in Melbourne as fans of Novak Djokovic clash with police

Jan 10, 2022 14:29 By Shannonside News
Violent scenes in Melbourne as fans of Novak Djokovic clash with police
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The Immigration Minister can still decide to revoke his visa.

Fans of Novak Djokovic have clashed with police in Melbourne.

It's after the tennis star won his appeal against the cancellation of his visa - possibly clearing the way for him to compete at the Australian Open.

'Free Nole' were the chants along the streets of Melbourne, after a car which he was believed to be inside left the offices of his lawyers.

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However as fans swarmed around the car, police eventually used pepper spray to disperse them - leading to a tense stand-off.

This was after the world number one tennis player had his visa reinstated, following a judges ruling to cancel it was 'unreasonable'.

Djokovic believes a medical exemption should allow him to play at next week's Australian Open, despite not being vaccinated against Covid-19

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The court heard he had a confirmed positive PCR test on December 16th, but he has also been pictured meeting and greeting the public in Serbia on 2 days later.

There is one more option for the Australian government - the Immigration Minister can decide to revoke his visa himself.

So does the Minister decide to bring this saga to a tie-break? Or is it game, set and match to Djokovic.

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