Former Slovenian tennis player Blaz Kavcic opined that World No. 1 Novak Djokovic absolutely deserved much better treatment than he received in Australia. Shortly after landing in Australia, Djokovic’s visa was canceled and he was detained.
Djokovic appealed and got his visa reinstated, but then Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke exercised his powers to cancel the world number 1’s visa. Djokovic appealed again, but lost the case and ended up being expelled from the country.
Also, Djokovic was banned from entering Australia for three years. “Why did they let some people into Australia and change the rules for him, you judge But they should never, ever put him in a seedy hotel, take away his phone and threaten to ban him for the next two years.
It’s unacceptable,” Kavcic said, according to Marko Hrastar. In an interview with Serbian public broadcaster RTS, Djokovic said that he prefers to think of all the good memories of Melbourne Park when someone mentions Australia.
“I will always remember all the good things that happened to me in Melbourne. I had many beautiful professional and personal moments there. Despite everything, I have a great connection with Australia. The results I had in Melbourne show how I feel when I go there,” Djokovic said.
“Everything that has happened this year has been totally unexpected. It will be hard to forget, but I want to go back to Australia in the future and play at Rod Laver Arena again.” Djokovic, who admitted that it was difficult for him to watch the Australian Open in this year, he said he thought he would have a great chance to win it all in the tournament.
Nikola Pilic speaks about Djokovic
Nikola Pilic, under whom Novak Djokovic trained as a 12-year-old, has proclaimed that the Serb is not just one of the greatest tennis players of all time, but rather the undisputed GOAT.
“I don’t understand why I can’t speak normally. I am attached to Novak Djokovic and I wish him all the best. For me, I’m not subjective, he’s the best player of all time. I have to say one more thing – Srdjan and I always thought he would be a great champion,” Pilic said.
“He was, he stayed, but the most important thing is that he is a great man. Srdjan and Dijana Djokovic treated my wife and me as a family. I want to say one thing … When you are 80 years old, your emotions are even greater,” Pilic said.
“I have 60 years of experience and this is one of the best audiences I have ever seen in my life. One more sentence – you can be proud that there is one in this country like Novak Djokovic.”
