Novak Djokovic not being held ‘captive’ and free to leave whenever he chooses, Australia says

Serbia's foreign ministry claims the world No 1 was lured to travel to Australia in order to be humiliated'

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Australia's home affairs minister has dismissed any suggestion Novak Djokovic is being held captive" in a Melbourne hotel, declaring the world No 1 is free to leave the country whenever he chooses.

Djokovic is being held in an immigration hotel until Monday when he will challenge in court the federal government's Thursday decision to cancel his visa.