Australian Open 2022

Players at Australian Open 2022 tired of Novak Djokovic visa drama

Players participating in the Australian Open 2022 said that they are tired of the Novak Djokovic vs Australia government drama and would like some spotlight back on tennis.

Jan 15, 2022, 11:22 AM IST

Australian Open: Rafa Nadal wants clarity in Novak Djokovic visa case

Questions remain over how Novak Djokovic was given a health exemption by Australian authorities to play in the tournament without being vaccinated for COVID-19, only to have his visa cancelled on arrival. 

Jan 15, 2022, 10:44 AM IST

Novak Djokovic back in detention hotel, Australian court sets hearing for visa case on Sunday morning

Novak Djokovic was due to hand himself into immigration officers for detention on Saturday (January 15) and required to surrender to officials in Melbourne for an interview, according to a court order issued on Friday night.

Jan 15, 2022, 06:38 AM IST

Novak Djokovic's appeal in court to be heard on January 15 after Australia cancels visa again

Unvaccinated tennis star Novak Djokovic won the right to take his fight against deportation from Australia to a Federal Court on Saturday after the government cancelled his visa for the second time over COVID-19 entry regulations.

Jan 14, 2022, 21:31 PM IST

Australia cancel Novak Djokovic’s visa, participation in Australian Open in doubt

Australian immigration minister Alex Hawkes has cancelled world No. 1 Novak Djokovic's visa putting his participation in Australian Open Grand Slam in doubt.

Jan 14, 2022, 12:36 PM IST

Australian Open: Bernard Tomic's mid-match Covid-19 prediction comes true

Bernard Tomic told the chair umpire during the match against Russia's Roman Safiullin that he would test positive "in two days" and that proved to be accurate.

Jan 14, 2022, 11:09 AM IST

Novak Djokovic waits on Australian government visa decision as Australian Open nears

Melbourne’s The Age newspaper cited a source in Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s Liberal Party as saying the government was ‘strongly leaning’ towards revoking Novak Djokovic's visa again.

Jan 14, 2022, 07:21 AM IST

Australian Open 2022: Novak Djokovic 'playing by his own rules', says Stefanos Tsitsipas

World No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas slammed Novak Djokovic for not following Australia's Covid-19 vaccination requirements. 

Jan 13, 2022, 17:39 PM IST

Novak Djokovic EXPLAINS why he wasn't in isolation despite testing positive for COVID-19

Tennis star Novak Djokovic released a long statement on Wednesday, with details on why he was not in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 in December and saying his agent made a mistake in filling out his Australian travel declaration.

Jan 12, 2022, 09:32 AM IST

Australian Open 2022: Novak Djokovic, Ashleigh Barty earn top seeds

Homeland favorite Ashleigh Barty and Serbia`s Novak Djokovic are the top seeds for the upcoming Australian Open.

Jan 12, 2022, 06:28 AM IST

Australian Open: India's Yuki Bhambri reaches second round of qualifiers

Indian tennis player Yuki Bhambri defeated Joao Domingues to advance into the second round of Australian Open qualifiers.

Jan 11, 2022, 14:23 PM IST

Novak Djokovic's Australia court saga 'damaging on all fronts', says ATP

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) said that the Novak Djokovic court saga has "been damaging on all fronts".

Jan 11, 2022, 11:45 AM IST

Novak Djokovic hits the court ahead of Australian Open but deportation threat still looms

Novak Djokovic was back in training hours after winning that court challenge, thanking the judge who released him from immigration detention.

Jan 11, 2022, 07:50 AM IST

Big win for Novak Djokovic as Australian court orders release from immigration detention

His lawyers argued that a recent COVID-19 infection qualified Novak Djokovic for the medical exemption from a requirement for non-Australian citizens entering the country to be double vaccinated.

Jan 10, 2022, 12:34 PM IST

Novak Djokovic did not have guaranteed entry to country, says Australian government

The filing ahead of a court hearing on Monday was in defence of the government`s decision to bar entry to the world number one player over his COVID-19 vaccination status.

Jan 09, 2022, 18:13 PM IST

Australian Open: Novak Djokovic celebrates 'Orthodox Christmas' in detention center

The evidence that Novak Djokovic was relying on to support a medical exemption to Australias strict COVID-19 vaccination policy was rejected by Australian border authorities when he arrived at the Melbourne airport late Wednesday (January 5), and his visa was cancelled.

Jan 08, 2022, 11:35 AM IST

Thank you for support: Novak Djokovic thanks fans for support amid Australian visa row

On Thursday, Djokovic won his court bid and as a result, there was no immediate deportation, allowing the defending Australian Open champion to stay in Melbourne until at least Monday.

Jan 07, 2022, 21:47 PM IST

Novak Djokovic in limbo as lawyers fight Australia ban, star remains ‘prisoner’ in hotel

The saga, fuelled by domestic political point-scoring about the country’s handling of a record surge in new COVID-19 infections, has led to an international row, with Serbia’s president claiming his nation’s most celebrated sportsman was being harassed.

Jan 07, 2022, 06:47 AM IST

Australian Open: Japan's Kei Nishikori withdraws from tournament due to prevailing hip injury

Nishikori has been plagued by injuries in recent years and struggled for consistency.

Jan 06, 2022, 22:47 PM IST

Novak Djokovic being kept as prisoner in Australia, says tennis star's mother

Djokovic, the 34-year-old Grand Slam winner from Serbia, was granted a medical exemption to get around a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for all players and their support teams taking part in the Australian Open.

Jan 06, 2022, 20:53 PM IST