MELBOURNE—Australian Open chief Craig Tiley said he does not believe Novak Djokovic will sue Tennis Australia following his deportation from the country, and that he expects the world number one to return to play at the Grand Slam event next year. Djokovic, who has won the Australian Open on nine occasions including the last three…
Australian Open Chief Denies Reports Djokovic Will Sue Tennis Australia
Anisimova Upsets Defending Champion Osaka at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia—Within an hour of her third-round loss at the Australian Open, defending champion Naomi Osaka had consigned it to the past. It’s part of her new resolution for 2022. No dwelling on what’s already happened. Osaka had two match points against 60th-ranked Amanda Anisimova in the third set Friday, and she missed two backhands….
Medvedev Withstands Kyrgios, Crowd to Advance in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia—Daniil Medvedev faced a hostile crowd and a full array of Nick Kyrgios’ outbursts and tricks, and still remained calm for long enough to reach the third round at the Australian Open. The 115th-ranked Kyrgios worked up the crowd, hit ’tweeners and drop shots, mixed up the pace of his groundstrokes and tossed in…
‘No Natural Justice’: Federal Court Reveals Reasons for Djokovic Deportation
January 20, 2022
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The Federal Court of Australia has revealed its reasons for dismissing Novak Djokovic’s legal challenge to his visa cancellation, which ended a week-long saga where the male world number one fought to stay on Australian shores to compete for his 21st Grand Slam. In a unanimous decision by the full bench, Chief Justice James Allsop,…
‘We’re Not Getting Tested’: Zverev Says More Players Probably Have COVID-19
MELBOURNE—Alexander Zverev believes there are probably more players at the Australian Open who have COVID-19 but they are not being tested, the third seed said on Wednesday. Frenchman Ugo Humbert said earlier on Wednesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, a day after his first-round defeat by compatriot Richard Gasquet, forcing him to…
Ash Barty Marks First Nations Day With Easy Win in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia—Ash Barty was front and center when the Australian Open celebrated its inaugural First Nations Day. Albeit not for very long. The top-ranked Barty has Indigenous heritage and her second-round match at Melbourne Park’s main stadium on Wednesday was among the features of a program dedicated to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people…
Djokovic’s Final Australian Open Serve
January 18, 2022
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Commentary A full bench of the Federal Court of Australia has rendered its judgment in the appeal launched by Novak Djokovic to have his visa cancellation overturned to enable him to play in the Australian Open. At issue was the discretionary power of the Minister of Immigration, Alex Hawke, to cancel a visa held by…
Ashamed to be an Australian citizen
Commentary Fifty years ago, my father made a momentous decision. He decided to become an Australian citizen. This decision was all the more difficult since, back then, if one wanted to do so, he or she had to renounce allegiance to his or her country of origin. Australia did not legislate for dual-citizenship until 1992….
Djokovic’s 3-Year Australia Visa Ban Could End Early: Prime Minister
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has kept the door open for an early return for recently deported tennis star Novak Djokovic. On Jan. 16, the world number one male tennis player left Australia after his visa was cancelled by Immigration Minister Alex Hawke—exercising sweeping discretionary powers that the Federal Court later upheld during an urgent…
The Monumental Sacrifice of Novak Djokovic
Commentary Defending Australian Open Champion Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia, the day before commencement of 2022 tournament play. He entered the country on a visa including a medical exemption based on recent Covid infection. Due to public outry over “special treatment,” his visa was revoked upon arrival in the country, only to be reinstated…
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