The thriller between Novak Djokovic and the Australian authorities may not be over, despite the decision of the judge Anthony Kelly in favor of the Serbian tennis star.
Djokovic, who has been detained in a Melbourne hotel since Jan. 6 after being barred from entering Australia because of COVID-19 vaccination rules, was released on Monday on Kelly’s orders.
However, the final decision on whether he will be allowed to participate in the Australia Open is not expected to be made before 12 January by Immigration and Citizenship Minister Alex Hawke.
Meanwhile, according to Der Spiegel and New York Times reporter Ben Rothenberg, in addition to a possible contradiction in his Australian Travel Statement, the Serb has also raised suspicions with the QR code in the COVID-19 test results.
Questions continue to rise after the tennis player’s family refused to answer whether he had violated the rules of self-isolation in a press conference on Monday.
As Rothenberg pointed out on Twitter, by scanning the code you get a combination of positive and negative results.
For timeline completeness:
Djokovic produced a negative PCR test dated December 22nd. pic.twitter.com/Kqmey80nPw
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) January 10, 2022
Asked about the PCR test, Djokovic’s father, Jorde, said the whole process was public and “all documents are legal”.
However, when asked about the ceremony the tennis player attended on December 17, Djokovic’s family decided to end the press conference without answering.
It is noted that Djokovic’s positive result was the basis of his application for a medical exemption for the Covid vaccine, which was a prerequisite for participation in the Australian Open.
The Serb had been detained at an immigration unit and his visa was revoked following a medical exemption, which had been granted by two independent medical commissions before the 34-year-old flew to Australia. But Djokovic’s legal team filed documents to appeal the original border control ruling, confirming he had tested positive on December 16 and had recovered from Covid.
Judge Anthony Kelly revoked Djokovic’s visa waiver order on Monday and the player resumed training after his release, while his family was “interrogated” after Djokovic appeared to be attending a public event without a mask on December 17.
When did Djokovic test positive for Covid-19?
According to documents submitted to the court, Djokovic’s legal team returned a positive PCR test result on December 16th. The document shows that Djokovic underwent the PCR test around 1 p.m. local time on 16 December. The positive result was returned seven hours later around 8 p.m.
It was the second time Djokovic tested positive for Covid, but unlike the first time he was attacked by Covid in June 2020, he did not announce it to the public.
According to a transcript of his statement to the Australian Border Patrol last Thursday, Djokovic confirmed: “I had Covid twice, I had Covid in June 2020 and I had Covid recently on PCR – I came out positive – on December 16, 2021”.
What did Djokovic do on December 16?
There are photos of Djokovic attending two public events on December 16th. Both were indoors and not photographed with a mask. It is not clear if he was aware of his positive PCR result in his presence.
According to Djokovic’s Instagram account, he attended an event where he received an honorary stamp from the National Postal Service of Serbia.
A tweet from the Novak Djokovic Foundation confirmed that he attended the ceremony on December 16th, as well as a panel event the same day at his Novak Tennis Center in Belgrade.
Yesterday, as part of our “Path of a Champion” program, we organized a panel discussion at Novak Tennis Center on the topic “The role and establishment of authority in the development of character and discipline.”????????
Watch the full video.???? https://t.co/SWYFD0WgsG. pic.twitter.com/UWtk43BBgE
— Novak Djokovic Foundation (@novakfoundation) December 17, 2021
What did Djokovic do on December 17?
Djokovic has also been featured in several photos, all posted December 17, at a children’s awards ceremony at the Novak Tennis Center.
Djokovic is pictured with children, without wearing a mask, at the event, which came a day after he received a positive PCR result.
What did Djokovic do next?
According to the documents, Djokovic came out negative on December 22nd. On January 1, he received a letter from the Australian Home Office – the service that later held him – stating that he “met the conditions for a quarantine arrival”. It then flew to Australia on 4 January.
What did his family say?
Djokovic’s brother, George, confirmed that he tested positive on December 16th. “Yes, the whole process was public. “All the documents are public,” he said.
Asked if Djokovic had attended an event on December 17, he replied: “This press conference has been postponed.”
The Djokovic family news conference finished abruptly after Novak’s brother was questioned about the postive COVID test Novak got on December 16th, which was revealed in court. ???? pic.twitter.com/wLdkqXbeg1
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) January 10, 2022
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