Novak Djokovic has regained his freedom as Federal Court Judge Anthony Kelly says he is free to leave his lawyer’s Melbourne CBD office.
Gatekeepers News reports that Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has declined to make use of a four-hour window to cancel the tennis star’s visa under the Migration Act, granting Djokovic the opportunity to return to training ahead of the Australian Open.
Hordes of fans broke in wild scenes of celebration at Melbourne as the tennis legend was finally released from five days of hotel detention hell, though confusion reigned as to whether Djokovic was even in a car seen leaving his lawyer’s office.
Excited fans were seen swamping a tinted car believed to have Djokovic inside, while some even lay in the road in sheer jubilation as they chanted his name before it was eventually revealed to be just a member of his entourage.
Police immediately swarmed his lawyer Paul Holdenson’s office in Melbourne, where he was permitted to go during the hearing, with his family in Serbia claiming the authorities planned to ‘lock him up’.
But Djokovic has not been arrested, a
However, government and tennis sources claimed otherwise as the World No. 1 has finally been taken to his rented accommodation.
