Novak Djokovic and other tennis stars will be given no special exemptions to enter Australia if they are unvaccinated or won’t reveal their vaccination status, the federal immigration minister has said. Asked on Wednesday morning whether he had a message for Djokovic, Alex Hawke reiterated that anyone entering the country must be double vaccinated. “Our health advice is that when we open the borders everyone that comes to Australia will have to be double vaccinated,” Hawke said. On Tuesday the Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, also cast doubt on whether Djokovic would be able to enter the country, saying Covid “doesn’t care what your tennis ranking is”. The world No 1, Djokovic, level on 20 grand slam titles with Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal, declined to reveal his vaccination status again this week and said he was unsure if he would defend his title at Melbourne Park as authorities work out Covid-19 restrictions for the tournament. He told Serbia’s Blic: “Things beings as they are, I still don’t know if I will go to Melbourne. I will not reveal my status whether I have been vaccinated or not, it is a private matter and an inappropriate inquiry. People go too far these days in taking the liberty to ask questions and judge a person. Whatever you say, ‘yes, no, maybe, I am thinking about it’, they will take advantage.” Andrews said he doubted any unvaccinated athletes would be allowed into the country, let alone Victoria which hosts the Australian Open in Melbourne. “I don’t think an unvaccinated tennis player is going to get a visa to come into this country and if they did get a visa they’d probably have to quarantine for a couple of weeks,” Andrews said. “I don’t think that the person you indicated [Djokovic] or any other tennis player, let’s not personalise it … or golfer or Formula One driver will even get a visa to get here. If I’m wrong I’m sure the federal government will let you know. “[The virus] doesn’t care what your tennis ranking is, or how many grand slams you’ve won. It’s completely irrelevant. You need to be vaccinated to keep yourself safe and to keep others safe.” Tennis Australia did not provide immediate comment. Victoria recently introduced a vaccine mandate for professional athletes, without clarifying whether it would cover those coming from abroad or other Australian states. Andrews suggested the mandate did cover international athletes and said there should not be special arrangements for athletes coming to compete at high-profile events. “On the question of vaccination, no,” he said. “Professional sport is part of those [items on the] authorised worker list and they have to be double-dose vaccinated. “This is here for a while … We’re not going to be essentially encouraging people to not get vaccinated because they reckon they can wait a few months or a few weeks. You can’t wait out coronavirus.”