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World number tennis player Novak Djokovic has departed Australia after judges upheld the government’s cancellation of his visa and his deportation.
Three Federal Court judges upheld a decision made on Friday by the immigration minister to cancel the 34-year-old Serb’s visa on public interest grounds.
The full reasons behind the court’s unanimous ruling will be published in the “coming days”.
There was the possibility of a further legal challenge but it was confirmed half an hour after the ruling that Djokovic was not seeking that option.
The player and his team arrived at Melbourne Airport for their flight home on Sunday evening local time.
Djokovic, whose trouble entering Australia has centered around his refusal to be vaccinated against Covid-19, had been scheduled to begin his quest on Monday for a record-extending 10th Australian Open title and 21st Grand Slam crown but has now been replaced in the draw.
He is now facing a potential three-year ban from traveling to Australia and will be permitted to return only in “compelling circumstances that affect the national interest”.
Vincent Paul
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