KARMA—Djokovic just had his visa revoked for a 2nd time. Australia’s immigration minister said he was canceling Djokovic’s visa after a federal investigation had revealed that Djokovic provided false information to border officials. 🤦🏻♂️Just #vaccinate man. nytimes.com/live/2022/01/1…
2) Australia’s immigration minister, Alex Hawke, said in a statement that he was canceling Djokovic’s visa on the grounds of “health and good order,” adding that it was in the public interest to do so.
3) A federal investigation led by Hawke had revealed that Djokovic provided false information on the documents he gave to border officials when he tried to enter the country last week.
4) Those documents failed to state that Djokovic, who lives in Monte Carlo, had traveled between Serbia and Spain during the 14 days ahead of his arrival in Australia.
5) In a post on social media, Djokovic acknowledged the misstatements and addressed questions about his movements in the days before and after his positive test on Dec. 16. That test result allowed him to gain an exemption from health officials to play in the Australian Open.
6) Djokovic’s statement read as both a desperate request for leniency and an explanation for irresponsible behavior by a star athlete unaccustomed to being held accountable. He said that a member of his support team had made a “human error” when filling out his paperwork.
7) He also said he had made a poor decision to go through with an in-person interview and photo shoot with a French sports publication after testing positive for the coronavirus.
8) After this happened last week, I knew this Djokovic visa thing was going to blow up further. #COVID19 public endangerment doesn’t go over well, especially in Australia 🇦🇺 which has little tolerance for it.
https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1479963614790524928
9) No Vac Novak is the ultimate hypocrite. He’s says he’s all upset now, but he won’t take his own advice.
https://twitter.com/celestial_bean_/status/1481993312315838467
10) spreading #COVID19 is probably unpopular in Australia 🇦🇺 which hospitalizations and even deaths are rising. #Djokovic needs to learn a lesson here and be better.
https://twitter.com/drwilliamku/status/1481996942104272897
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