Article 5TS0C Novak Djokovic ‘lured to Australia to be humiliated’, says Serbia

Novak Djokovic ‘lured to Australia to be humiliated’, says Serbia

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Jon Henley Europe correspondent
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Celebrities join politcians in condemning political harassment' of Belgrade-born tennis player

Serb politicians and celebrities have described the treatment of Novak Djokovic as shameful scapegoating, as the foreign ministry in Belgrade suggested the world tennis No 1 had been lured to Australia ... to be humiliated."

The 34-year-old champion, who was born in the Serb capital, is in detention in an immigration hotel in Melbourne pending a legal challenge to Australia's decision on Wednesday to cancel a visa allowing him to play in the Australian Open.

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