Novak Djokovic visa saga 'not great for tennis, tournament, Novak'



The Australian Open singles title record has been set nine times.

The venue is Melbourne Park.

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Andy Murray said the visa saga was not great for tennis, not great for the Australian Open, and not great for Novak.

The man is going to launch another legal challenge to stay in the tournament.

"It seems like it's dragged on for a long time now," said five-time Melbourne finalist Murray.

The Immigration Minister canceled the visa of the tennis player on the basis of health and good order.

It means he could be deported and banned from entering the country for three years.

Lawyers for the Australian government attended an emergency hearing on Friday to figure out what will happen next.

"I'm not going to kick Novak while he's down, I'm going to wait and see," Murray said after his victory.

I just want it to be resolved. If that was the case, it would be good for everyone.

No tennis player is bigger than the tournament.

If he wins the men's record 21st Grand Slam title, he would overtake Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

He has won a record nine men's titles in Australia. He has lost in the tournament three times.

Boris Becker, the former world number one, said that the Serb had become involved in a political game.

Becker said that no tennis player is bigger than a tournament.

We have to concentrate on the court, not the court of justice.

It's unfortunate that he got involved in a political game.

The politics behind Australia's decision.

The Australian public have been subject to strict rules in recent months, which have been controversial with the original decision to grant a visa to the Serbian star.

A survey of 60,000 people carried out by Australian agency NewsCorp before the decision was made showed that most people wanted him deported.

Becker said that "who doesn't want to be loved?" when asked if the Serbian would care about public perception.

He knows he's respected, but he's not as popular as Roger and others.

It is a bit like me against the world, which made him the player he was.

He is a street fighter. His mentality made him successful. It's hard to change that.

'My sympathy is gone now'

97 of the top 100 male tennis players are vaccine free, according to the Association of Tennis Professionals.

The Greek fourth seed said that he had made vaccine players look like fools, and a number of other players have been critical of the Serbian.

Sue Barker won the French Open in 1976 and said the situation distracted from the whole tournament.

She said that they wanted the number one player in the world to be vaccine free.

I know he's chosen not to, but it's also his choice. With that choice comes consequences.

The former coach of two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep posted on social media that fault lies "everywhere" in the situation.

"It should have been a hard rule to enter this country considering what the people have been through," wrote Australian Cahill.

If you don't get the vaccine, you might see you in the Australian Open in 2023. No wiggle room.