Hindustan Times (Bathinda)

Djokovic gets visa to play in Aus Open ’23

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Novak Djokovic will be able to bid for a recordexte­nding 10th men’s singles title at next year’s Australian Open after being granted a visa to travel to the tournament. The 35-year-old was deported on the eve of this year’s tournament in Melbourne after he arrived in the country without being vaccinated against Covid-19. Djokovic, who is still unvaccinat­ed, confirmed on Wednesday that he had now been given clearance to compete. “I was very happy to receive the news yesterday,” Djokovic, whose deportatio­n dominated the build-up to this year’s Australian Open, told reporters after his victory over Andrey Rublev at the ATP Finals in Turin. “It was a relief obviously knowing what I and people closest to me in my life have been through this year” Djokovic, the former world number one who has 21 Grand Slam titles, was originally barred from the country until 2025 but that decision has been reversed.

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