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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [Jason Scott / Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## Jason Scott / Bloomberg Contributor Jan 7, 2022 4:01 AM UTC  Novak Djokovic of Serbia competes against Marin Cilic of Croatia during the 2021 Davis Cup Finals semifinal between Croatia and Serbia in Madrid, Spain, Dec. 3, 2021. Novak Djokovic of Serbia competes against Marin Cilic of Croatia during the 2021 Davis Cup Finals semifinal between Croatia and Serbia in Madrid, Spain, Dec. 3, 2021.Meng Dingbo/Xinhua via Getty Images by [Jason Scott / Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## Jason Scott / Bloomberg Contributor Jan 7, 2022 4:01 AM UTC The Australian government insists world tennis No. 1 Novak Djokovic isn’t being held against his will as the vaccine-mandate critic remains confined in a hotel used to detain refugees and asylum seekers. Djokovic “is not being held captive in Australia,” Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews said in a radio interview Friday. “He is free to leave at any time that he chooses to do so and Border Force will actually facilitate that.” The player has been held by authorities since late Wednesday local time when he landed in Melbourne, where he’s seeking a record 21st Grand Slam victory by adding to his nine Australian Open singles titles. Border Force officials said Thursday the Serbian star offered insufficient proof to enter the country under current pandemic rules and will be deported. Djokovic’s lawyers have mounted a legal challenge against the federal decision that overruled a Victoria state vaccine exemption for the tennis champion that sparked a widespread uproar. He will remain in detention following a court’s decision to adjourn his appeal to the visa cancellation, The Associated Press reported on Thursday; the proceedings will resume Monday morning.  Supporters gather outside the Park Hotel where Novak Djokovic was taken pending his removal from the country after his visa was cancelled by the Australian Border Force on Jan. 6, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. Diego Fedele/Getty Images The incident has triggered tensions between Serbia, where Djokovic is seen as a national hero, and Australia, which is battling record daily virus cases after most of the nation abandoned a Covid-Zero strategy to eliminate infections in the community. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told reporters in Belgrade on Thursday that the Djokovic incident was part of “a broad political campaign” in Australia, and urged authorities there to move him from the “infamous” hotel to a rented house where he can train. For now, Australia’s government is holding the line that Djokovic has broken the rules and needs to be deported. “There’s clearly been a mistake in terms of what Novak Djokovic or his team understood in terms of the entry requirements, or indeed people have acted in misleading ways,” Finance Minister Simon Birmingham said in a television interview Friday. “Yes, we have taken the steps of reopening, but being double vaccinated has clearly always been a requirement.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6137678/australia-novak-djokovic/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6137678/australia-novak-djokovic/"},"headline":"Australia Says Novak Djokovic Is Not Being Held ‘Captive’ in a Hotel for Refugees","datePublished":"2022-01-07T04:01:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:54:36.804Z","description":"“He is free to leave at any time that he chooses to do so,” Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews says","url":"https://time.com/6137678/australia-novak-djokovic/","keywords":["tennis","wire","overnight","COVID-19"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc74cd095aa4f7075/698a215586f68e287e6f0c78/GettyImages-1236997500.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jason Scott / Bloomberg"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc74cd095aa4f7075/698a215586f68e287e6f0c78/GettyImages-1236997500.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"SPAIN-MADRID-TENNIS-DAVIS CUP FINALS-SEMIFINAL-CROATIA VS SERBIA","caption":"SPAIN-MADRID-TENNIS-DAVIS CUP FINALS-SEMIFINAL-CROATIA VS SERBIA","creditText":"Meng Dingbo/Xinhua via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/tennis/","name":"tennis"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6137678/australia-novak-djokovic/","name":"Australia Says Novak Djokovic Is Not Being Held ‘Captive’ in a Hotel for Refugees"}}]}] ```