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Court Documents Show Djokovic Had COVID-19 Last Month

Headline from NBC Chicago, on the newest of 2 developments

Lawyers for Novak Djokovic have filed court documents in his challenge against deportation from Australia that showed the tennis star contracted COVID-19 in the middle of last month

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Djokovic Didn’t Get ‘Special Treatment’ For Covid Vaccine Exemption, Australian Open Director Says

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Newest

    Court Documents Show Djokovic Had COVID-19 Last Month

    Headline from NBC Chicago ·

Reports & sources

24 articles, oldest first.

  1. Forbes

    Djokovic Didn’t Get ‘Special Treatment’ For Covid Vaccine Exemption, Australian Open Director Says (opens Forbes)

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    Novak Djokovic is among only a “handful” of the more than 3,000 players and personnel granted a medical exemption by the Australian Open.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Australia: Questions surround Djokovic COVID exemption | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Tennis star Novak Djokovic could face problems entering Australia despite receiving an exemption from having a COVID jab, officials say. And he could be in for some ire from the Australian public if he does play there.

  3. Forbes

    Djokovic’s Australian Entry Denied Amid Growing Backlash Over Covid Vaccination Waiver (opens Forbes)

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    But Djokovic could be allowed entry at the Australian Border Force’s discretion.

  4. Forbes

    ‘Highly Probable’ Djokovic’s Vaccine Exemption Came From Recent Covid-19 Infection, Report Says (opens Forbes)

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    The No. 1 men’s tennis player was reportedly denied a visa to enter Australia for the upcoming Grand Slam tournament amid turmoil surrounding the validity of the vaccine exemption awarded to him.

  5. The Guardian

    Novak Djokovic relied on December Covid infection for Australian vaccine exemption, court documents reveal (opens The Guardian)

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    Tennis star accuses Australian government officials of unfairly pressuring him to accept visa cancellation, documents show

  6. NBC Chicago

    Court Documents Show Djokovic Had COVID-19 Last Month (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Lawyers for Novak Djokovic have filed court documents in his challenge against deportation from Australia that showed the tennis star contracted COVID-19 in the middle of last month

  7. Bowling Green Daily News

    Reports: Lawyers say Djokovic had COVID-19 last month (opens Bowling Green Daily News)

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    Bowling Green Daily News's feed description

    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Lawyers for Novak Djokovic filed court documents in his challenge against deportation from Australia that showed the tennis star contracted COVID-19 last month, the Australian Broadcasting

  8. Washington Examiner

    Australians should be mad at their government's strict lockdowns, not Djokovic's vaccine exemption (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Australians apparently don’t like that tennis superstar Novak Djokovic received a (partial) exemption from COVID-19 immigration restrictions while they are forced into brutal lockdowns. But perhaps their anger should be directed less at Djokovic and more at their own government.

  9. Newsweek

    Novak Djokovic's recent COVID infection gave him vaccine exemption, lawyers say (opens Newsweek)

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    The tennis star was allowed to enter Australia because he contracted the virus in December, according to court documents.

  10. France 24

    Djokovic attended Belgrade event 24 hours after positive Covid test (opens France 24)

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    Novak Djokovic, whose lawyers said Saturday he was given an Australian Open Covid-19 vaccine exemption for testing positive on December 16, was at a young players event in Belgrade the following day,…

  11. The Hill

    Djokovic claims he obtained Australian medical exemption after COVID-19 infection (opens The Hill)

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    International men's tennis star Novak Djokovic claimed in an Australian court filing Saturday that he obtained a medical exemption to enter the country after he contracted COVID-19.

  12. Washington Examiner

    Novak Djokovic should get vaccine exemption for Australian visa because he had COVID-19: Court filing (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Tennis player Novak Djokovic's recovery from COVID-19 within the past month should entitle him to an exemption of the vaccine requirement to obtain an Australian visa, a new court filing reads.

  13. NBC New York

    Court Documents Show Tennis Star Djokovic Had COVID-19 Last Month (opens NBC New York)

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    Lawyers for Novak Djokovic have filed court documents in his challenge against deportation from Australia that showed the tennis star contracted COVID-19 in the middle of last month

  14. Slate Magazine

    Photos Show Djokovic Was Maskless at Public Event One Day After Positive COVID Test (opens Slate Magazine)

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    Novak Djokovic says in a legal filing that he received an exemption from Australia's vaccine requirement because he contracted COVID-19 in mid-December.

  15. Washington Times

    Djokovic attorneys tell court tennis star’s recent COVID recovery qualifies him for exemption (opens Washington Times)

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    Novak Djokovic’s lawyers filed court papers Saturday in his challenge against deportation from Australia that show the tennis star tested positive for COVID-19 last month and recovered, grounds he used in applying for a medical exemption to the country’s strict vaccination rules.

  16. Local News 8

    Novak Djokovic was granted vaccine exemption after testing positive for Covid-19 in December, court documents show (opens Local News 8)

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    By Hannah Ritchie, CNN Novak Djokovic was granted a medical exemption to compete in the Australian Open as he had recently recovered from Covid-19, court documents published on Saturday by Australia’s Federal Circuit show. The development comes as the tennis World No.

  17. NBC News

    Covid infection gave Novak Djokovic Australian vaccine exemption, lawyers say (opens NBC News)

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    Lawyers for Novak Djokovic filed court documents in his challenge against deportation from Australia that showed the tennis star contracted Covid-19 last month.

  18. CBS News

    Novak Djokovic had COVID-19 last month, court documents show (opens CBS News)

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    Djokovic's Australian visa was canceled after he failed to meet the entry requirement that all non-citizens be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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