A general view of the Park Hotel, believed to be holding the Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic in Melbourne, Australia January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders
(Reuters) - World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic was denied entry into Australia on Thursday after authorities said he did not meet COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
Soon after the decision, he was taken to the Park Hotel, a quarantine facility in Melbourne, after being held at the city's airport overnight and was told he would be removed from the country later on Thursday, a source close to the tournament told Reuters.
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