Djokovic family hits out at star’s treatment in Australia

MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic’s family has railed against the superstar’s shock detention in Australia, as the world tennis number one spent the night in a Melbourne immigration detention facility.

In a series of fiery remarks, his father Srdjan Djokovic told a crowd in Belgrade that his son was the victim of a “political witch hunt” and “corona fascism” and should be freed.

The vaccine-sceptic tennis ace was detained on arrival in Australia earlier this week — his visa was revoked for failing to meet Australia’s tough pandemic entry restrictions.

Foreigners are still mostly banned from travelling Down Under and those granted permission to enter must prove they are fully vaccinated or have a doctor’s medical…