January 16, 2022, is the featured columnist by Tyler Conway.
Mark Baker is an AP photographer.
The Full Court of Australia upheld the decision to cancel Novak's visa.
The decision means that he won't be playing in the Australian Open in 2022, as well as the other two Australian Opens. A person who has his visa denied by the Immigration Minister is usually banned for three years. No decision has been made on his future.
The Court's decision to dismiss my application for judicial review of the Minister's decision to cancel my visa means that I cannot stay in Australia and participate in the Australian Open.
The build to the Australian Open has been stuck in abeyance since a weeks-long saga ended on Sunday. A medical exemption was granted to the man after he had a previous infection. After his visa was canceled, an Australian judge ruled in his favor and it appeared as if he would be able to play in the event.
The nine-time Australian Open winner is a "talisman of the anti-vaccination sentiment" and his visa was canceled by the personal power of Hawke.
"Australia's strong border protection policies have kept us safe during the Pandemic, resulting in one of the lowest death rates, strongest economic recovery and highest vaccination rates in the world," said the statement. Strong border protection policies are essential to Australia's social cohesion despite the Pandemic.
The men's brackets are guaranteed a new winner once play gets underway Monday because of the three Australian Open wins by Novak Djokovic.
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