Novak Djokovic’s mother has defended her son on Australian national television and called on the Australian government to not deport the tennis player. Dijana Djokovic appeared on Channel 7’s Sunrise on Wednesday and begged for Australian authorities to allow her son to stay and play in the Australian Open. “Don’t throw him out. He is a tennis player. He’s not a politician. He is not a criminal. He is not a murderer. He is just a tennis player; the best in the world. Just let him play and show what he knows,” Dijana Djokovic said. Questions around the timing of Djokovic most recent COVID-19 infection surfaced after documents from the court hearing on Jan. 10 showed that Djokovic performed a test on Dec. 16 and received a positive test result on the exact same day at 8 p.m. in the evening. However, photos have shown the tennis player was at a children’s …