Djokovic medical exemption sparks Australian Open debate

By JOHN PYE
AP Sports Writer

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has received the medical exemption he needs but the 20-time major champion may still have some explaining to do. The exemption allows the top-ranked Djokovic entry to the tournament regardless of his vaccination status for COVID-19. It’s a subject he has declined to clarify amid months of speculation he could miss the season-opening major unless he can prove he’s had two doses of a coronavirus vaccine. But with so much focus on getting the medical exemption, it seems Djokovic may not have paid enough to attention to his entry visa. The Age newspaper reported that Djokovic had landed at Tullamarine Airport but his entry was delayed because of a mistake with his visa application.