Novak Djokovic has been at the center of the sporting world for his ongoing COVID-19 debacle ahead of the Australian Open.

The latest news from an ESPN report reveals that Djokovic had contracted COVID-19 just weeks before his travel date to Australia.

The No. 1-ranked Djokovic, who is in immigration detention in Australia after having his visa cancelled on arrival on Thursday, returned his first positive coronavirus test on Dec. 16, but 14 days later “had not had a fever or respiratory symptoms of COVID-19 in the last 72 hours,” the filing said.

Novak Djokovic initially received a medical exemption that was supposed to grant him quarantine-free access to enter Australia that was backed by the Australian Open organizers and the Victoria state government.

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On Jan. 1, Djokovic received “a document from the Department of Home Affairs (which) told Mr. Djokovic that his ‘responses indicate(d) that (he met) the requirements for a quarantine-free arrival into Australia,” the documents added.

His visa, however, was cancelled right at the airport by border officials as non-citizens of Australia can't be granted entry without being fully vaccinated.

The medical exemption granted to Novak Djokovic hinged on the fact that he had contracted COVID-19 within the past six months from entry. However, border officials overruled that exemption.

Novak Djokovic is currently in Australian immigration detention.