What the Djokovic Affair Revealed About Australia

Published: Jan. 21, 2022, 10:45 a.m.

b'Novak Djokovic, the world No. 1 player in men\\u2019s tennis, had a lot at stake going into this year\\u2019s Australian Open. A win there would have made him the most decorated male tennis player in history.\\n\\nBut he arrived in the country without having had a Covid-19 vaccination, flying in the face of Australia\\u2019s rules, and after a court battle he was ultimately deported.\\n\\nIn Australia, the \\u201cDjokovic affair\\u201d has become about a lot more than athletes and vaccines \\u2014 it has prompted conversations about the country\\u2019s aggressive border policy, isolationism and treatment of migrants.'