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Novak Djokovic's parents join protest in Serbia as Australian visa hearing looms

BELGRADE, Serbia -- Novak Djokovic's parents joined a protest rally Sunday in downtown Belgrade with their son still in an Australian immigration detention hotel as fans of Djokovic in Serbia nervously awaited a crucial court hearing that could decide whether he can play at the Australian Open.

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"Today is a big day. Today, the whole world will hear the truth," Djokovic's mother, Dijana Djokovic, told the crowd in downtown Belgrade.

"We hope that Novak will come out as a free man. We send great love to Novak. We believe in him, but also in the independent judiciary in Melbourne," she said.

Djokovic's father, Srdjan Djokovic, said, "This is happening because we are only a small part of the world, but we are proud people.

"They can't break us. Novak is the personification of freedom, everything human that one man contains in himself. Shame on them!"

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