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Novak Djokovic to be granted a visa for 2023 Australian Open

Novak Djokovic to be granted a visa for 2023 Australian Open
Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts during the men's singles final tennis match between Denmark's Holger Rune and Serbia's Novak Djokovic on day 7 of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 - Paris Masters (Paris Bercy) - indoor tennis tournament at The AccorHotels Arena in Paris on November 6, 2022. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)

Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia on the eve of the Grand Slam in Melbourne last January.
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Novak Djokovic has been granted a visa to play in the Australian Open in January, Guardian Australia and state broadcaster ABC reported on Tuesday.

Djokovic, who is Serbian, was deported from Australia in the leadup to the Grand Slam in January after he declined to be vaccinated. The former world No 1 was originally barred from the country until 2025.

The ABC said it had confirmed Immigration Minister Andrew Giles had overturned that ban, and was set to grant Djokovic a visa to return to Australia for the January tournament.

The nine-times champion in Melbourne said last month there were promising signs his three-year ban would be lifted early.

While the vaccine mandate is no longer an obstacle for the player, Djokovic’s lawyers have spent months trying to have the visa ban overturned.

A spokesperson for Australia’s immigration ministry declined to comment on the reports.

Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley said this month that Djokovic would be welcome in January if he could get a visa, but that Tennis Australia was unable to lobby on his behalf.

Australia in July scrapped a rule that required international travellers to declare their Covid-19 vaccination status, and Djokovic said in October he had received “positive signs” about the status of efforts to overturn his ban.

-Reuters

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