The path to play in the Australian Open has been cleared by the Australian government.
The Serbian tennis player was taken into custody in January for refusing to be vaccine free.
He was deported after a successful legal challenge.
The country had some of the strictest restrictions in the world.
Government rules required anyone entering the country to bevaccinated unless they had a valid medication exemption, after the arrival of Novak Djokovic.
His visa was canceled and he was banned from entering the country for three years because he didn't meet the requirements.
The minister who overturned the ban is Andrew Giles, who came to power in May, according to the report.
Craig Tiley said he was confident that Novak would play in the Open.
He told the Australian Associated Press that Novak wants to return to competition.
Australia is where he has had the best success.
The tennis champion said he flew into Australia believing he had obtained the necessary medical exemptions.
His visa was canceled in the early hours of the following morning after he was taken into custody and questioned at the border.
I'm not above the rules when it comes to immunizations.
He remained in the immigration hotel as he challenged the decision in court.
The decision to cancel his visa was reversed by the court, but the Immigration Minister used special powers to do so again.
According to court documents, Mr. Hawke said that some in the community of anti-vaccine sentiment were "perceived by some as a talisman of a community of anti-vaccine sentiment" and that his presence could lead to civil unrest.
Many in Australia cheered the decision but it also sparked an uproar among his supporters who gathered outside of his hotel.
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