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Novak Djokovic's Father: ‘He's Not in Detention, He's in Prison’

Novak Djokovic remains in Australian detention, waiting for a hearing on his medical exemption for the vaccination requirement for those entering the country.

And although Australian Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews previously told reporters that the tennis star “is free to leave at any time that he chooses to do so and Border Force will actually facilitate that,” his father Srdjan says otherwise, speaking out in Serbian capital Belgrade per Sky Sports.

“Novak and his team filed the same type of documents as those 25 other tennis players and they didn't have any problems, just Novak.