Djokovic touches down in Australia ahead of AO

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Novak Djokovic has touched down successful Australia and volition unfastened his 2023 run successful Adelaide arsenic helium prepares for a changeable astatine a 10th Australian Open crown a twelvemonth aft having his visa revoked connected the eve of his rubric defence.

The 21-time large victor has been granted a visa by the Australian authorities and has been listed to play astatine the Adelaide International, which starts connected January 1.

Serbia isn't contesting the inaugural United Cup squad competition, leaving Djokovic escaped to play regular warm-up tournaments up of the Australian Open, which volition commence connected January 16. The tourney wraps up connected January 29, the nighttime of the men's singles final.

Djokovic volition beryllium joined successful the men's gully astatine Adelaide by Russians Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev, Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada and Andy Murray. Ons Jabeur, Aryna Sabalenka volition header the women's draw.

Immigration Minister Andrew Giles past period confirmed Djokovic had been granted a visa to vie successful Australia successful January.

The 35-year-old Serbian had been facing a imaginable three-year prohibition aft being deported past January implicit his stance against COVID-19 vaccination.

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Djokovic has won the Australian Open a grounds 9 times, including the past 3 times helium played. Rafael Nadal won this year's rubric successful Djokovic's absence.

Djokovic was not vaccinated against COVID-19 erstwhile helium arrived successful Melbourne up of the 2022 tournament, but Australia has since lifted strict rules for unvaccinated travellers.

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