Advertisement

The world’s number one tennis player in detention centre

The world’s number one tennis player will spend the weekend in an Australian detention centre as the debacle over his visa rolls on. Novak Djokovic was granted an exemption to the vaccination rule to play in the Australian Open, but the Border Force denied his entry at the airport. He’ll appeal the case in court on Monday, but he’ll be alone in a hotel room until then. Off the Ball’s Joe Molloy joined Kieran to discuss....

Share this article

17.24 6 Jan 2022


The world’s number one tennis player in detention centre


Listen to this episode


Share this article

17.24 6 Jan 2022


The world’s number one tennis player will spend the weekend in an Australian detention centre as the debacle over his visa rolls on.

Novak Djokovic was granted an exemption to the vaccination rule to play in the Australian Open, but the Border Force denied his entry at the airport.

He’ll appeal the case in court on Monday, but he’ll be alone in a hotel room until then.

Off the Ball’s Joe Molloy joined Kieran to discuss....

Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple PodcastsGoogle Podcasts and Spotify.

    

Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.

   

You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.


Read more about

Australia Australian Open Tennis Covid Novak Djokovic Sports Tennis Vaccine

Related Episodes

Tuesday Riff: Barack Obama to...

00:04:10

Tuesday Riff: Barack Obama to visit Ireland

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

00:04:10


Breakfast Briefing Newspaper R...

00:08:34

Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 8th July 2025

Breakfast Briefing

00:08:34


First Up 8th July 2025

00:07:33

First Up 8th July 2025

First Up – A GoLoud Original By Newstalk

00:07:33


  David Kelly, Director of Cus...

00:07:47

  David Kelly, Director of Customer business with Gas Networks Ireland 

Breakfast Business With Joe Lynam

00:07:47