Djokovic Wins Visa Appeal to Stay in Australia

Djokovic Wins Visa Appeal to Stay in Australia
Novak Djokovic of Serbia motions and looks up after defeating Matteo Berrettini of Italy during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, on Sept. 9, 2021. Frank Franklin II/AP Photo
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After a lengthy hearing, Novak Djokovic has been released from immigration detention in Australia, with federal judge Anthony Kelly re-instating the tennis player’s visa after the hearings on Monday with fans celebrating his win outside the Federal Circuit Court.

Kelly ordered that Djokovic’s passport and all other personal effects be returned to him, with the order pronounced in open court at 5.16 p.m.

Marina Zhang
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Marina Zhang is a health writer for The Epoch Times, based in New York. She mainly covers stories on COVID-19 and the healthcare system and has a bachelors in biomedicine from The University of Melbourne. Contact her at [email protected].
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