Novak Djokovic wins case against Australia over canceled visa, clearing path for him to play in Melbourne

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Novak Djokovic will be allowed to remain in Australia, clearing the way for him to compete in the Australian Open after a judge overturned a decision to cancel the tennis star’s visa.

The top-ranked men’s tennis player was facing deportation after his travel visa for Australia was canceled.

Djokovic, whose vaccination status is unknown, arrived in Melbourne with a medical exemption to the mandatory coronavirus vaccination to compete in the Australian Open.

News of Djokovic’s vaccine exemption was met with skepticism and pushback from other quarters in the sport.

Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison said earlier that Djokovic would be “on the next plane home” if the tennis star could not prove why he needed an exemption from getting vaccinated.

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