Tennis-Serbian PM vows to help national hero Djokovic in Australia visa fight


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  • Saturday, 08 Jan 2022

FILE PHOTO: Serbia's Prime Minister designate Ana Brnabic arrives for a parliament session in Belgrade, Serbia June 28, 2017. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic threw the weight of her government behind national idol Novak Djokovic on Saturday, vowing that it stood ready to provide all necessary guarantees to allow the tennis champion to enter Australia.

Djokovic, a vocal opponent of vaccine mandates, has been holed up in a Melbourne hotel since Thursday after his visa was cancelled due to problems with the medical exemption from vaccination granted by the organisers of the Australian Open.

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