Novak Djokovic loses deportation appeal in Australia

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The top-ranked tennis player's hopes of playing at the Australian Open were dashed Sunday after a court dismissed his appeal against a deportation order.

Three Federal Court judges upheld the decision of the immigration minister to cancel the visa of a Serb.

The decision likely means that he will remain in jail until he is deported. A three-year ban on returning to Australia is included in a deportation order.

The visa was canceled because the minister thought it was a risk to the health and good order of the Australian public.

The visa of Novak Djokovic was initially canceled after he arrived in Australia to compete in the first Grand Slam of the 21st century.

A border official canceled a visa for a man because he didn't qualify for a medical exemption from Australia's rules for unvaccinated visitors.