Djokovic’s Family, President Slam Australia in Deportation Spat
- Officials move to expel tennis star because he lacks vaccine
- Player’s family says Australia wants to deny him victory
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The family of Novak Djokovic accused Australia of trying to deny the top world tennis star a record 10th Grand Slam victory there, and his country’s president denounced what he called a “political campaign” over Covid-19 protocols.
Djokovic’s lawyers mounted a legal challenge against Australia’s decision to hold him at a hotel used for detaining refugees and expel him after federal officials overruled a state vaccine exemption for the tennis star that sparked a national uproar.