Covid/Tennis: Novak Djokovic (SRB) released pending final decision by Australian government

"I'm pleased and grateful that the Judge (Anthony Kelly) overturned my visa cancellation. Despite all that has happened, I want to stay and try to compete at the Australian Open," said Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic via Twitter on 10/01/2022.

Free, the player was able to leave a quarantine hotel in Melbourne (AUS) and train for the first time in preparation for the Australian Open Grand Slam (17-30/01/2022), for which he is the defending champion, has won nine times and could win a record 21^st major.

The federal government and Alex Hawke, Australia's Minister for Immigration, could still use his "personal power of cancellation" to cancel the visa and deport the Serb. He would then be banned from entering Australia for three years.

Novak Djokovic had been granted a reprieve by a Melbourne judge, which prevented him from being deported from Australia until a new review of his case scheduled on Monday 10/01/2022. The world number 1 in the ATP rankings had appealed against the decision of the Australian authorities to cancel his visa to enter Australia.

The Serb, who did not wish to…