It feels like the soap opera “Novak Djokovic in Melbourne” has been going on for 1,000 years. However, it only really started on January 4, when the world No. 1 posted a photo on Instagram of himself at the airport, about to reach Australia on a medical exemption.
After a tormented arrival, with a first detention, the Serb, not vaccinated against Covid-19, thought he had won the game when he was released on January 10. And be able to participate on Monday in the Australian Open, of which he is the nine-time winner.
But the trend has since turned, until this Sunday, with the decision of the Australian Federal Court to reject the appeal brought by Djoko against the second cancellation of his visa and his expulsion from the country.
» Follow with us the end of this incredible saga