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Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic’s legal battle to stay in Australia and chase a record 21st Grand Slam opened Monday, but public online access was delayed by a technical glitch, a court spokesman said.
“I am now advised the hearing has started. The court is working to rectify the situation. Apologies” said federal court spokesman Bruce Phillips.
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Forty minutes after the case was scheduled to open, the website providing public access to the hearing was still inaccessible, telling users: “Server Too Busy” or “Temporary disruption”.
The unvaccinated 34-year-old Serbian ace is fighting to overturn a decision to cancel his visa after he landed Australia last week.
He has spent the last four nights at a Melbourne immigration detention facility.
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