Piers Morgan says Australia has 'the right to chuck' Novak Djokovic out the country over COVID vaccine visa issues

• Piers Morgan defended Australia's decision to deport Novak Djokovic before the Australian Open.
• Morgan said Australia "has the right to chuck him out for making a dodgy visa application."

Piers Morgan wrote on Twitter that Australia has "the right to chuck" Novak Djokovic out of the country after his visa was revoked.

According to Paul Sakkal, a political reporter for the Australian newspaper The Age, Djokovic spent hours at Melbourne's airport because he had the wrong visa when he landed on Wednesday.

Sources told The Age that the visa Djokovic had been approved for didn't allow COVID-19 vaccine medical exemptions.

"Mr Djokovic's visa has been cancelled. Rules are rules, especially when it comes to our borders," Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tweeted on Wednesday. "No one is above these rules. Our strong border policies have been critical to Australia having one of the lowest death rates in the world from COVID, we are continuing to be vigilant."

Djokovic is currently being held in a quarantine facility used to house refugees and asylum-seekers while he waits to appeal his deportation.

On Wednesday, Morgan took to Twitter to defend Australia's decision.

"The #Djokovic saga is not about whether you believe in covid vaccines, but whether you believe famous sports stars should play by the same rules as everyone else," Morgan wrote. "He has the right not to be jabbed, and Australia has the right to chuck him out for making a dodgy visa application."

—Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 5, 2022

In October, Novak Djokovic refused to say whether he is vaccinated or not when asked by Serbian newspaper Blic. He instead said, "it is a private matter and an inappropriate inquiry."

The initial news that Djokovic had received a vaccine exemption was met with a huge backlash from fellow tennis players, Australian officials, and the Australian public.

"What we find so frustrating about Djokovic's vaccine exemption is that if you're a celebrity, rich or, yes, a tennis star, Australian federal and state rules seemingly don't apply to you," Hayley Peppin, a lifestyle and entertainment journalist based in Melbourne told Insider.