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Three Federal Court judges upheld a decision made on Friday by the immigration minister to cancel the 34-year-old Serb's visa on public interest grounds.
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The nine-time Australian Open champion, who has won consecutive titles at Melbourne Park since 2019, had initially been granted a medical exemption to compete in the tournament.
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Melbourne: Novak Djokovic remained in limbo even after he was included in the draw for the Australian Open on Thursday, with the tennis star still awaiting a government decision on whether to deport him for not being vaccinated for Covid-19. Despite the cloud hanging over Djokovic’s ability to compete, Australian Open organizers included the top […]
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Melbourne: World No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic has issued an exhaustive clarification on social media after reports emerged that he was part of a children’s event on December 17 and also gave an interview to L’Equipe on December 18, knowing that he was infected with COVID-19. Even since reports of Djokovic taking part in […]
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Melbourne: The ATP on Monday termed the saga surrounding World number one men’s singles player Novak Djokovic as “damaging on all fronts”. Djokovic won his legal appeal on procedural grounds, quashing the border officer’s initial decision to cancel his visa ahead of the Australian Open. The ATP said the series of events leading to Monday’s […]
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Judge Anthony Kelly of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia quashed the cancellation of Djokovic's visa and confirmed the twenty-time Grand Slam winner Serbian will be permitted to stay in Australia.
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Earlier, Djokovic had landed in Australia citing a medical exemption to play in the Australian Open.
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Brisbane: With his medical exemption approved, Novak Djokovic may have some explaining to do when he gets to Melbourne to defend his Australian Open title. The exemption allows the top-ranked Djokovic entry to the tournament regardless of his vaccination status for Covid-19, a subject he has declined to clarify amid months of speculation he could […]
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Madrid: After having to play in an empty arena in the group stage, Novak Djokovic relished being in front of Davis Cup fans again. Djokovic fed off the energetic crowd from the start on Wednesday, leading Serbia into the semifinals with a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Kazakhstan at the Madrid Arena. The top-ranked Djokovic kept […]
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Turin: Novak Djokovic advanced to the semifinals of the ATP Finals by beating Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-2. The top-ranked Djokovic is attempting to match Roger Federer’s record of six titles at the season-ending event for the top eight players in the world. Djokovic was again almost perfect on his serve, although Rublev managed to break […]
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Turin: The world number one Novak Djokovic is looking for a grand finish to a historic 2021 season, which saw him come within one match short of a Grand Slam. The Serbian who clinched the year-end number one in the ATP Rankings for a record-breaking seventh time will be next seen in the 2021 ATP […]
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Djokovic rallied from a set down, and a shock final-set fadeout, to defeat Hurkacz 3-6, 6-0, 7-6(5) to power into his seventh Paris Masters final. The Serb will meet Medvedev in the final here after the reigning champion powered into his second consecutive Paris Masters final, snapping Germany's Alexander Zverev's eight-match winning streak with a 6-2, 6-2 win.
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Paris: In his first singles match since missing out on a calendar-year Grand Slam, Novak Djokovic beat Marton Fucsovics 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round of the Paris Masters. No. 1 ranked Djokovic showed signs of rustiness with a couple of unforced errors in the opening game, but he put pressure on his Hungarian […]
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Paris: Novak Djokovic is looking to set more records in his return to competition since his defeat in the U.S. Open final, while the 20-time Grand Slam champion again declined to confirm whether he would play at the Australian Open in January. Djokovic will play both singles and doubles at the Paris Masters, which got […]
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In history of sorts, no players from the host country in quarterfinal stage
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New York: Novak Djokovic missed an overhead and stared over toward a section of the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands. After taking the next game, Djokovic glared in that direction again. Later, he spoke to the chair umpire about someone making noise in the middle of points, considered a no-no in tennis. That, then, is pretty […]
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Cincinnati is the top tournament ahead of the last Grand Slam of the season, the US Open, which starts later this month.
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It was Djokovic's third defeat in two days and it came less than 24 hours after he was beaten by Alexander Zverev of Germany in the semifinals.
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Djokovic was attempting to become the first man to win all four Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic gold in the same year
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The Olympics beginning in Tokyo from July 23 will see many firsts -- deferred by a year, no crowds, athletes in a bio-bubble and stringent protocols
