Transcripts of Novak Djokovic's interrogation by border officials show how stunned he was to be told his visa was going to be cancelled.
The world No.1 was freed from immigration detention on Monday having spent five days inside Melbourne's Park Hotel not knowing if he would be deported back to Serbia.
Judge Anthony Kelly quashed the decision to tear up the tennis star's visa but Immigration Minister Alex Hawke could still use his powers to cancel the 20-time Grand Slam winner's visa.
Transcripts of of Djokovic's interviews with ABF officials were released as part of the court hearing and show the exact moment his hopes of winning the Australian Open for a 10th time came crashing down.
'I don't understand, you're cancelling my visa, or...?' he said.
Novak Djokovic (pictured with wife Jelena) was left stunned after being told by Australian Border Force officials his visa was going to be cancelled as a transcript of the lengthy interview is unveiled
Djokovic arrived at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport late on Wednesday night and his first of many interviews starting at 12.21am when he was asked his reason for being in Australia and declared he wasn't vaccinated.
He also declared he tested positive for Covid-19 on December 16 and provided all the necessary documents from Tennis Australia and the Victorian Government.
'Since I am participating in Tennis Australian (sic), Australian Open that is run by Tennis Australia, my communication was directly to them because that's what procedure that has been, that I have been introduced to, that they have informed me that this is the way to do it,' he said.
'And so I have provided all my PCR, positive, negative tests, my antibodies to them and some additional information and then they have sent it to further to the Victorian independent medical panel, Victorian state government, independent medical panel.
'And they have reviewed it with their own Tennis Australian (sic) medical panel and the Victorian state, so then, as a result of that I was granted to have, to access Australia with a medical exemption permission.
'So, they need to approve, it's was basically not up to federal government when it comes to my granted access to Melbourne and to Victoria.'
Following the court ruling, the details of Djokovic's interviews with ABF officials have come to light and shows the exact moment his hopes of winning the Australian Open for a tenth time came crashing down
Djokovic said he did not understand why his visa was being cancelled, saying he had provided all the necessary documents
During the interviews Djokovic was told that his entry into Australia was controlled by the federal government.
'No we did not get any emails from the federal government. This is what we got from the Australian Open player medical team, because they are the organisers of the event, so this is what we got,' he said in response.
Then just before 4am on Thursday, Djokovic was given a notice of intention for his visa to be cancelled and was given just 20 minutes to provide more documents to grant him entry.
'I mean, I am really failing to understand what else do you want me to provide to you. I have provided all the documents that Tennis Australia and Victorian Government has asked me to do in the last three, four weeks, this is what we have been doing,' he said.
'Whatever they asked us to do - this is their set of rules that they have provided so they have allowed to have the medical exemption for the Covid vaccination. I applied, they approved, I just really don't know what else do you want me to say.
The world no.1 was interviewed over six gruelling hours before being told a decision would be made on his visa
'What – I just – I have nothing else – I arrived here because of these documents otherwise I wouldn't have been allowed to come in.
'I just really don't understand what is the reason you don't allow me to enter your
