Novak Djokovic was granted a medical exemption to compete in the Australian Open as he had recently recovered from Covid-19, court documents published on Saturday by Australia's Federal Circuit show
The development comes as the tennis World No. 1 is confined to a hotel in Melbourne as he mounts a legal challenge to the revocation of his visa ahead of the tournament. "Mr Djokovic had received, on 30 December 2021, a letter from the Chief Medical Officer of Tennis Australia recording that he had been provided with a 'Medical exemption from COVID vaccination' on the grounds that he had recently recovered from COVID," the document said.
Djokovic's visa was then canceled on January 6 at 4:11 am local time, under Section 116 of the Migration Act, which"allows for the cancellation of a visa where the holder poses a risk to the health, safety or good order of the Australian community, or to an individual within the Australian community.
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