By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Novak Djokovic is near formally receiving an Australian Visa, which can permit the nine-time Australian Open to return to Melbourne for the 2023 Australian Open, sources report.
According to news first reported by the Guardian, Australia’s Immigration Minister Andrew Giles will repeal the three-year ban that got here when the 21-time main champion had his visa revoked on the day earlier than the event, earlier this yr.
That implies that Djokovic is free to use for a visa, which can then be permitted. It’s an enormous victory for Djokovic, who had his 2022 marketing campaign marred by lacking a number of key occasions on account of his resolution to stay unvaccinated. He was absent on the Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami, Cincinnati and the US Open.
Novak #Djokovic set to play in Australia! https://t.co/rrehWrUY9C
— Saša Ozmo (@ozmo_sasa) November 15, 2022
On Monday in Turin, the place Djokovic is competing on the Nitto ATP Finals, Djokovic didn’t add any particulars.
“Nothing official yet,” he mentioned. “We are waiting. They are communicating with the government of Australia. That’s all I can tell you for now.”
But Australian Broadcasting Corp. on Tuesday mentioned it had confirmed newspaper studies that the immigration minister had overturned the potential three-year exclusion interval for the 21-time main champion.