Novak Djokovic will not defend the title at the Australian Open grand slam.
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Novak Djokovic watched the hearing in the law firm that represented him.
A Serbian tennis player has failed at a federal court in Melbourne to appeal against the revocation of his visa, which was ordered on Friday by Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke. Deportation from the country awaits the leader of the world rankings.
After Sunday’s hearing, the three-member senate confirmed the ministerial decision to cancel Djokovic’s visa on grounds of public interest.
According to the AP agency, he will probably stay in the detention facility until he is expelled from the country. The deportation order usually includes a three-year ban on entering Australia.
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The nine-time Australian Open champion lost his visa for the first time on January 6, shortly after arriving in Melbourne, when border authorities found that he did not meet the conditions for entry.
Djokovic then spent several days in an immigrant facility, but last Monday he succeeded in appealing to the first instance court and began training. However, Minister Hawke used his special powers on Friday to revoke the tennis player’s visa.
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