(ANSA-AFP) - BELGRADE, JAN 17 - Tennis world number one Novak
Djokovic arrived back home in Belgrade Monday after his
deportation from Australia over his coronavirus vaccination
status demolished his dream of earning a record 21st Grand Slam
title in Melbourne. The unvaccinated men's world number one flew
out of Melbourne on Sunday after he failed in a last-gasp court
bid to stay and play in the Australian Open. The Serb briefly
had a stopover in Dubai and then landed at Belgrade's Nikola
Tesla Airport where he was whisked away through a side exit
shortly after arriving, according to two separate sources at the
airport. "He's already left through another door," a security
guard told reporters. A second airport employee also confirmed
that Djokovic had arrived but had left through a "technical
exit". A small group of fans waited outside the arrivals' area
to welcome Djokovic as he arrived, with some waving Serbian
flags and another holding a sign that said "Novak, God bless
you". (ANSA-AFP).
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