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A judge reinstates Djokovic's visa but his Australian Open status remains¹ unclear

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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Tom Maddocks of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation about an Australian judge handing tennis star Novak Djokovic a legal victory when he restored his visa.

A MARTINEZ, HOST:

Tennis star Novak Djokovic is accustomed to victory, and he is once again a winner, this time in a court of law. Today in Melbourne, an Australian judge handed Djokovic a legal victory restoring his visa. It was canceled by immigration authorities last week because he isn't vaccinated³ against COVID. The judge also ordered him released from hotel quarantine. Djokovic is in Melbourne for the Australian Open tennis tournament, which gets underway next week. To qualify for that event, players must show proof of COVID vaccination⁴ or qualify for a medical exemption⁵. Djokovic is one of a number of athletes who are publicly opposed to vaccination. For more, we're going to Tom Maddocks, who covers sports in Melbourne for ABC. That's the Australian broadcasting network. Tom, what are the factors that went into the judge's decision?

TOM MADDOCKS: Well, today the legal battle that Djokovic forged to - against deportation⁶ really worked in his favor from the beginning. Djokovic's lawyers really dominated the proceedings⁷ in the federal court here in Australia, and they contended that Novak Djokovic had effectively done all he could in producing the documents required to enter Australia and relating to this medical exemption that he had been granted by not one but two independent medical expert panels who reviewed his application for that exemption to get into the country and compete in next week's Australian Open.

So his lawyers said that they - that he had ticked all the boxes he needed to. And then the judge in the case, Judge Anthony Kelly, seemed to support the contention⁸ from Novak Djokovic's lawyers. At one point, the judge said that he felt agitated⁹ by the treatment Djokovic had received from Australian Border Force officials. That is immigration authorities here. And he asked the court at one point, what more can this man do? He then went on to suggest that Novak Djokovic was not afforded enough time on that morning when he was detained by Border Force officials, when he arrived in Australia, from when they decided¹⁰ to revoke¹¹ his visa and not afford enough time to respond that morning.

So that was where the heart of the argument lay in today's proceedings. And of course, there was quite a sensational¹² outcome this evening, Melbourne time, when the judge ordered in the favor of Novak Djokovic to overturn that decision to revoke his visa, his passport and other effects that he immediately returned and for him to be released from immigration detention¹³ here in Australia.

MARTINEZ: What's the reaction been from immigration authorities there?

MADDOCKS: Well, we're still waiting from the Commonwealth¹⁴ Government to respond. So what's critical here is that what emerged after the decision in the court was that the Commonwealth retained the power to rescind¹⁵ or re-cancel Novak Djokovic's visa, regardless of the outcome in favor of Novak Djokovic. So the federal immigration minister - he's a guy by the name of Alex Hawke. He put out a statement a short time ago saying that they're still - he's still considering whether he will use his discretionary powers to re-cancel Novak Djokovic's visa. So we're yet to hear as to whether they will exercise that power. If he does, it's possible that Novak Djokovic won't be able to return to Australia for another three years, which is - which, of course, would be a huge blow to his bid to win a 10th Australian Open title. And of course, as you know, he sits on 20 grand slam singles titles at the moment - equal record.

MARTINEZ: So as it stands now, the Australian Open begins on the 17. Will he be competing at the moment?

MADDOCKS: At the moment, he's been released from immigration detention and we understand he's been released from this building where I'm outside of where he was - he was granted leave from the immigration detention hotel this afternoon to come to this building alongside his lawyers to hear the outcome of this hearing. There was a huge mob of Serbian fans waiting outside this building. They mobbed the car, which came out of this building. Police deployed¹⁶ pepper spray. There were some quite ugly scenes, to be honest. We're unsure if Novak Djokovic was inside that car. We're unsure where he's headed to next. And it's unclear, to answer your question, whether he will be able to remain in Australia and compete in next week's Australian Open. But critically, it comes down to the decision from the federal immigration minister here in Australia. Novak Djokovic's fight really lies in his hands.

MARTINEZ: That's ABC's Tom Maddocks in Melbourne. Tom, thanks.

MADDOCKS: Thank you.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 vaccinated   

[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的

参考例句：

• I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
• Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

4 vaccination   

n.接种疫苗，种痘

参考例句：

• Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
• Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。

5 exemption   

n.豁免，免税额，免除

参考例句：

• You may be able to apply for exemption from local taxes.你可能符合资格申请免除地方税。
• These goods are subject to exemption from tax.这些货物可以免税。

6 deportation   

n.驱逐，放逐

参考例句：

• The government issued a deportation order against the four men.政府发出了对那4名男子的驱逐令。
• Years ago convicted criminals in England could face deportation to Australia.很多年以前，英国已定罪的犯人可能被驱逐到澳大利亚。

7 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

8 contention   

n.争论，争辩，论战；论点，主张

参考例句：

• The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
• The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道，争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。

9 agitated   

adj.被鼓动的，不安的

参考例句：

• His answers were all mixed up,so agitated was he.他是那样心神不定，回答全乱了。
• She was agitated because her train was an hour late.她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时，她十分焦虑。

10 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

11 revoke   

v.废除，取消，撤回

参考例句：

• The university may revoke my diploma.大学可能吊销我的毕业证书。
• The government revoked her husband's license to operate migrant labor crews.政府撤销了她丈夫管理外来打工人群的许可证。

12 sensational   

adj.使人感动的，非常好的，轰动的，耸人听闻的

参考例句：

• Papers of this kind are full of sensational news reports.这类报纸满是耸人听闻的新闻报道。
• Their performance was sensational.他们的演出妙极了。

13 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

14 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

15 rescind   

v.废除，取消

参考例句：

• They accepted his advice and rescinded the original plan.他们听从了他的劝告，撤销了原计划。
• Trade Union leaders have demanded the government rescind the price rise.工会领导已经要求政府阻止价格上涨。

16 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。