Czech tennis player speaks out from Aussie ‘prison’
Questions persist about enforcement of Covid policies ahead of Australian Open
Czech tennis player Renata Voracova looks out a window from the Park Hotel in Melbourne, where she is being held following the cancellation of her visa. (Reuters Photo)
MELBOURNE: Czech tennis player Renata Voracova, placed in the same Melbourne detention centre where Novak Djokovic is believed to be staying after both had their Australian visas revoked, says her stay so far has felt like being “in prison”.
Voracova entered Australia claiming an exemption from the country’s tight Covid-19 vaccine requirements.
But, like Djokovic, she ended up in detention after Australian border authorities determined both players had…
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