Politics and the election campaign in Australia have become the reasons for the aggravation of the situation around the dispute of the Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic about the legality of his entry into the country to participate in the Australian Open tournament. President of the Russian Tennis Federation Shamil Tarpishchev announced this on the air of Match TV.

“I think that politics is interfering here, among other things. Because there they have pre-election affairs and it is clear that if they had not interfered in Djokovic's affairs at the entrance, he would have played without problems. Djokovic could not go without permission to play. I believe that Djokovic is, in principle, right. Because he was given permission to enter, ”said Tarpishchev.

Djokovic confessed to providing false data and violation of quarantine Tennis According to the head of the RTF, Djokovic received permission to participate in the Australian Open, which means he had the right to come to the country.

“The Australian Tennis Federation has confirmed that he will participate if all else goes well. That is, it gives him the opportunity to play. But today the situation is not clear. Djokovic is in Australia, training and preparing for the competition. There will be no jail term, because he thoughtlessly never acts to get caught like that, ”Tarpishchev said.

Earlier it was reported that Djokovic could face up to 12 months in prison for providing deliberately false data in questionnaires when crossing the border.

On Monday, the court overturned the ban on Djokovic's entry into Australia. In response to the court's decision, government lawyer Christopher Tran told the court that Home Secretary Karen Andrews could use her special powers to revoke Djokovic's visa.

Djokovic on December 4 announced that he had received a medical treatment, which was approved by the authorities of the Australian state of Victoria and the country's tennis federation. After that, he traveled to Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, where the Australian Open will take place from 17 to 30 January, the first Grand Slam of the season, which he won nine times, including the last three years.

At Melbourne Airport, Djokovic was denied entry into Australia for violating antiquity requirements, and his visa was revoked. The border service did not let the Serb in because he failed to provide sufficient justification for a medical withdrawal from vaccination. Tenniststa was supposed to be deported, but his lawyers have filed an appeal in federal court against the decision to annul his visa.

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