The will-he-wont-he play obsession around Novak Djokovic is over after the Serbian tennis star was told he would be deported after failing to meet Australia’s strict border security measures.

The revelation caused a stream of outrage on social media with calls to boycott the Australian Open, and criticism of both the Victorian and federal governments for allowing him to enter, despite his unclear vaccination status and the grounds under which he was granted an exemption.

Today on Please Explain, The Age’s Paul Sakkal joins Nathanael Cooper to look at what brought Djokovic to this point.

The will-he-wont-he play obsession around Novak Djokovic is over after the Serbian tennis star was told he would be deported after failing to meet Australia&rsquo;s strict border security measures.
The revelation caused a stream of outrage on social media with calls to boycott the Australian Open, and criticism of both the Victorian and federal governments for allowing him to enter, despite his unclear vaccination status and the grounds under which he was granted an exemption.
Today on Please Explain,&nbsp;The Age&rsquo;s Paul Sakkal joins Nathanael Cooper to look at what brought Djokovic to this point.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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