- World No 1’s participation at Melbourne tournament in doubt
- Australian PM says ‘no special rules’ despite medical exemption
Novak Djokovic’s attempts to compete at the Australian Open this month were thrown into fresh doubt on Wednesday as he was held at an airport amid a spiralling outcry over his controversial “medical exemption” agreed by the tournament’s organisers.
The world No 1 and reigning Australian Open champion was held up at passport control at Tullamarine airport in Melbourne, the host city of the tournament, for several hours late at night as he was questioned.