'They killed a beautiful sportsman and his career': How the world reacted to Novak Djokovic's deportation
Novak Djokovic has lost his appeal against deportation in Australia after a court on Sunday threw out his application to stay. The ‘Affaire Djokovic’, as it is now described by L’Equipe in all of its stories, was the top story on just about every major news outlet across the world on Sunday morning and has also polarised opinion. Here's all the latest reaction to the decision from Djokovic himself and the Australian government, to other tennis players and the Australian public. Djokovic 'extremely disappointed' and 'uncomfortable' Djokovic released a short statement after the court announced its decision. "I would like to make a brief statement to address the outcomes of today’s Court hearing. "I will now be taking some time to rest and to recuperate, before making any further comments beyond this. "I am extremely disappointed with the Court ruling to dismiss my application for judicial review of the Minister’s decision to cancel my visa, which means ...