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Novak Djokovic starts training for Australian Open - Live blog, Updates
An Australian court has ordered for Novak Djokovic to be released from immigration detention immediately.
Will Novak Djokovic be allowed to defend his Australian Open crown? (Getty)
Australia's Federal Circuit Court has quashed the government's decision to cancel Novak Djokovic's visa. The court has ordered for Djokovic to be released from immigration detention immediately.
However, the federal government's counsel said that ministerial powers could be invoked to cancel Djokovic's visa. The ball seems to be in immigration minister Alex Hawke's court, who can now personally intervene and decide to cancel his visa anyway on entirely new grounds.
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- 10 Jan 2022 10:21 AM GMT
Novak Djokovic is a 'free' man, at least for tonight
The decision to re-cancel Novak Djokovic's visa will not be taken tonight. Djokovic to stay on Australian soil for one more night, at least.
- 10 Jan 2022 9:55 AM GMT
2020 Australian Open finalist and 2-time Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza spoke up...
It's safe to say that things have blown out of proportion here and the tennis fraternity is also equally divided in their opinions about this ongoing saga.
- 10 Jan 2022 9:37 AM GMT
1 final hour of reckoning for Djokovic
The Age reported earlier that the immigration minister has about four hours to decide whether to exercise his “personal power of cancellation” under section 133C(3) of the Migration Act. Which means the minister has less than 1 hour to make his final call.
Djokovic fans now are milling outside his hotel as this unbelievable story draws to a close...or so we think.
- 10 Jan 2022 9:09 AM GMT
Djokovic not arrested yet: Reports
European media outlets are reporting Djokovic has been arrested, with his family members stating on record that he has been formally arrested despite winning his appeal. However, Australian media outlet The Age is reporting that Djokovic is not arrested and that the Australian immigration minister 'is still deciding' whether to re-cancel his visa.
- 10 Jan 2022 8:45 AM GMT
Djokovic arrested
According to reports, Novak Djokovic has now been arrested to add another chapter to a saga that defies belief. Shortly after the ruling in his favour, he has been arrested, according to The Telegraph.
- 10 Jan 2022 8:32 AM GMT
Djokovic's positive Covid test
With Djokovic's medical exemption being the bone of contention in the court earlier today, this document is what a lot of it comes down to.
