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The Federal Court upheld the immigration minister's decision to cancel the Serbian's visa, meaning he won't play in the Australian Open.
The first tennis major of the year, the Australian Open, begins on Monday. The world's top-ranked men's player's visa saga came to an end instead of him trying to break a 20-Grand Slam singles record.
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When he arrived in Australia, his visa was canceled, but he won a legal battle to stay in the country. His visa was revoked on Friday.
There is a new twist in the saga over whether the Djokovic should be allowed to stay in Australia despite not being vaccine free.
The events that led to this point are listed here.
The Australian Open will be held in January of 2022.
Three Federal Court judges upheld the decision of the immigration minister to cancel the visa of a Serb.
The visa of the Serbian golfer has been revoked again.
Although the first round of play at the year's first Grand Slam is fast approaching, the status of Novak Djokovic is uncertain after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time. The visa was pulled by the Immigration Minister. The immigration officials will meet with the lawyers of the player.
The title defense is scheduled to begin on January 13, 2022.
The Australian Open's draw ceremony was delayed, but it was revealed that if he's allowed to play, Novak Djokovic will face fellow Serbian Miomir Ke cmanovic in the first round.
If the order of play for Day 1 is announced before the start of the tournament, No. 5 seed Rublev would move into his spot.
In January of 2022, the COVID-19 timeline is clarified by the Djokovic.
The most extensive public comments on the events in Australia come from a post on social media. While he is in Rod Laver Arena holding his third practice session on the tournament's main court, the post was shared by someone else.
In the statement, the nine-time and defending Australian Open champion admits to a mistake on his travel declaration for Australia, which failed to indicate that he had been in multiple countries over the prior two weeks, and confessed to an "error of judgment" in taking part in an interview and photo
He blamed his agent for checking the wrong box on the form. He sought to clarify what he called "continuing misinformation" about his movements after he became infectious, though he did not specifically state what he was alluding to.
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A post was shared by Novak Djokovic.
He still faces the prospect of deportation, as he remains in limbo before the year's first tennis major starts Monday. It's a decision that is made by Australia's immigration minister, if he deems it in the public interest.
A player who has won almost half of his 20 Grand Slam singles titles in Australia could face a three-year ban from entering the country if he is deported.
The No. 1 seed for the Australian Open will be confirmed in January of 2022.
The top seed for the Australian Open is Novak Djokovic, despite his status being uncertain. The current rankings are used by the tournament organizers to determine seedings, and the man who has spent more weeks atop the rankings is Novak Djokovic.
The Serbian player is the top seed, but the second seed is the man who defeated him in the US Open final. They are followed by Alexander Zverev and others.
Nadal is in the top six. While he continues to recover from his knee surgery, Roger is not playing in the tournament.
January 10, 2022, the visa of Novak Djokovic is restored and he is free from immigration detainers.
In order to get his visa back, he has to submit an affidavit stating that he is not vaccine-free for COVID-19 and that he did not need proof that he had been exposed to the coronaviruses. The exemption for the vaccine rule can be granted to people who have been exposed to COVID-19 within six months.
The player's visa was restored by a Federal Circuit Court Judge, who said the player was not given enough time to speak to his lawyers before the decision to deny him entry was made. Kelly ordered the government to release him from immigration custody.
Hours later, he practices at the park. He takes to the social networking site to express his gratitude and his focus on the tournament.
I'm happy that the judge overturned my visa cancellation. I want to stay and compete in the Australian Open.
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I am focused on that. I flew here to play in front of the amazing fans.
January 10, 2022.
The minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs will consider whether to exercise a personal power of cancellation after the ruling.
The parents of Novak Djokovic join a protest in Serbia.
The parents of Novak Djokovic joined a protest rally in downtown Belgrade, Serbia, with their son still in an Australian immigration hotel. The court hearing that could decide if he can play at the Australian Open is something that fans in Serbia are waiting for.
On January 6, 2022, the visa for the Serbian player was canceled.
The 20-time major winner was denied entry to the country and his visa was canceled after he was held for eight hours at the airport. The Australian Border Force says that he did not meet the entry requirements. The visa cancellation was the result of a review of the medical exemption that was supposed to shield him from the strict COVID-19 vaccine regulations, according to Health Minister Greg Hunt.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that rules are rules.
The visa of Mr. Djokovic has been canceled. When it comes to our borders, rules are rules. No one is above the rules. Australia has one of the lowest death rates in the world due to its strong border policies.
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January 5, 2022.
The tennis star is brought to a hotel in Carlton, an inner-northern suburb of Melbourne, where he stays for four nights. Fans are outside of a hotel.
Jelena took to the social networking site to share her thoughts on the situation.
I would like to thank you all for using your voice to send love to my husband. I am taking a deep breath and finding gratitude for all that is happening.
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January 7, 2022.
January 5, 2022, is the day when the world's top ranked player arrives at the airport.
A public outcry surfaces on social media while the flight to Melbourne is in the air. According to The Age newspaper in Australia, a mistake with his visa application delayed his entry into the country.
Novak is being held in a room with police in front of him.
On Jan. 4, 2022, he announces he is going to Australia with a medical exemption.
After getting a medical exemption from getting vaccine against COVID-19, Novak Djokovic will compete at the tennis season's opening Grand Slam event. He posted a photo of himself at an airport on his social media accounts with a caption that said, "I'm heading Down Under with an exemption permission.'' Tennis Australia has confirmed that a medical exemption has been granted to Novak Djokovic following a rigorous review process involving two separate panels of medical experts.
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A post was shared by Novak Djokovic.
Neither Tennis Australia nor the person who granted him the exemption revealed the reason for it. Craig Tiley said a "handful" of exemptions had been granted out of 26 applications.
Tiley is asked about the status of Novak.
Craig Tiley, the director of the Australian Open, was asked about the Serbian's participation in the Australian Open and responded: "There's quite a bit to play out and I think it will play out in the coming days.''
Dec. 29, 2021.
The competition is due to start in Australia a few days before the pullout of the Serbian team by Novak Djokovic. There is no reason given.
Tennis Australia has no update on Novak Djokovic's plans for the Australian Open, as he has withdrawn from the ATP Cup in Sydney.
The test is negative on Dec. 22, 2021.
According to court documents, the athlete tested negative for the disease in Serbia.
The photo shoot for L'Equipe happened in December of 2021.
Knowing that he tested positive, he did an interview and photo shoot with a French newspaper. He acknowledges that this was an error of judgement.
The event is held on December 17, 2021.
The nine-time Australian Open champion is in Serbia. Parents post photos on social media showing their children. After the event, he received a positive result from the test he took before the event, but he later said he was asymptomatic.
Dec. 16, 2021.
It is not public knowledge until court documents in January show that the athlete tested positive for COVID-19. He says he didn't know the result until December 17.
The basketball game is Dec. 14, 2021.
The tennis player is in Serbia for a basketball game. Some of the players who were photographed hugging were later found to have tested positive for the disease.
On December 8, 2021, Merlino speaks on medical exemptions.
Victoria state deputy premier James Merlino says medical exemptions for the vaccine policy would not be a loophole for privileged tennis players.
All Australian Open participants need to be vaccine free.
Craig Tiley confirmed that the Victorian state government made an order that everyone at the Australian Open must be vaccine free. At the time, it was not known whether or not the vaccine status of the man was unknown.
The Adria Tour is canceled in June 2020.
After playing in a series of exhibition matches he organized in Serbia and Croatia with no social distance or masking required, Novak and his wife, Jelena, have tested positive for coronaviruses.
Four players have tested positive for the illness after they played in Serbia and Croatia, and the Adria Tour has been canceled.
In April 2020 he says he is keeping an open mind.
As the coronaviruses epidemic rages, Novak says in a Facebook Live that he wouldn't want to be forced to take a vaccine in order to travel. I will have to make a decision if it becomes compulsory.
The Associated Press contributed to the report.
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