{"id":40372,"date":"2025-01-06T12:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T17:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/novak-djokovic-says-he-still-has-trauma-from-melbourne-deportation\/06\/01\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T12:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T17:02:11","slug":"novak-djokovic-says-he-still-has-trauma-from-melbourne-deportation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/novak-djokovic-says-he-still-has-trauma-from-melbourne-deportation\/06\/01\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic says he still has trauma from Melbourne deportation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a data-player-guid=\"4a27bb1c-2422-55c3-208b-9e9d8c1f30af\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> revealed he still experiences trauma whenever he visits Melbourne, three years after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/33076998\/novak-djokovic-loses-deportation-appeal-australia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">he was deported<\/a> for a breach of Australia&#8217;s COVID-19 rules.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/43303429\/injured-naomi-osaka-very-optimistic-australian-open\" class=\"img-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/43271135\/novak-djokovic-falls-reilly-opelka-brisbane-quarterfinals\" class=\"img-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img style=\"display:block\" class=\"lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=75&resize=75 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=100&resize=100 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=150&resize=150 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=240&resize=240 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=320&resize=320 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=500&resize=500 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=640&resize=640 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=800&resize=800 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=1024&resize=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=1280&resize=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=1600&resize=1600 1600w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Djokovic wasn&#8217;t allowed to defend his Australian Open title in 2022 because of his refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-time Grand Slam champion was detained in a hotel for five days during a legal saga that culminated with his visa being revoked on the eve of the tournament, which was won by <a data-player-guid=\"f091e8bf-f001-4687-0448-4b009dd966e8\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Rafael Nadal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While Djokovic won the Australian Open the following year, with COVID restrictions eased, he has admitted he still feels uneasy upon stepping foot in the country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The last couple of times I landed in Australia, to go through passport control and immigration &#8212; I had a bit of trauma from three years ago,&#8221; Djokovic told Melbourne&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/subscribe\/news\/1\/?sourceCode=HSWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&amp;dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Fnews%2Fvictoria%2Ftennis-legend-novak-djokovic-opens-up-on-melbourne-trauma-after-treatment-during-covid-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Herald Sun<\/a>. &#8220;And some traces still stay there when I&#8217;m passing passport control, just checking out if someone from immigration zone is \u00adapproaching.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The person checking my passport &#8212; are they going to take me, detain me again or let me go? I must admit I have that feeling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0106%2Fr1435108_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0106%2Fr1435108_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0106%2Fr1435108_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0106%2Fr1435108_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Novak Djokovic is hoping for his 11th Australian Open title this year.\u00a0<cite>Chris Hyde\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>He added: &#8220;I don&#8217;t hold a grudge. 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My parents and whole team were there and it was actually one of the most emotional wins I&#8217;ve ever had, considering all that I&#8217;d been through the year before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Australian Open starts on Jan. 12, and Djokovic holds the record for the most men&#8217;s singles titles at the tournament (10).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/43307778\/novak-djokovic-trauma-melbourne-deportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic revealed he still experiences trauma whenever he visits Melbourne, three years after he was deported for a breach of Australia&rsquo;s<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/novak-djokovic-says-he-still-has-trauma-from-melbourne-deportation\/06\/01\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[213],"tags":[6619,871,2279,865,6618],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40372"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40372"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40374,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40372\/revisions\/40374"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}