Scott Morrison now faces a difficult choice: whether to double down, or to fold and let Djokovic try to win his 10th title in the Australian Open, which starts on Monday
Novak Djokovic during the men's singles final match at the U.S. Open in Queens on Sept. 12, 2021. He is known for outbursts and the promotion of junk science, but his experience in Australia has left him looking more like a political victim when his entry visa into Australia was canceled and he was being detained, despite his arrival with a medical exemption from the country’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for international visitors. (Ben Solomon/The New York Times)
SYDNEY — Novak Djokovic received the bad news on Thursday at 7:42 a.m. His entry visa into Australia was canceled and he was being detained, despite his arrival with a medical exemption from the country’s vaccine mandate for international visitors.
At 8:56 a.m., Prime Minister Scott Morrison jumped on Twitter to announce the tennis superstar’s comeuppance.
“Rules are rules, especially when it comes to our borders,” Morrison wrote. “No one is above these rules.”
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