Novak Djokovic has been tipped to triumph at the 2023 Australian Open following the explosive visa saga that scuppered his bid this year.
In what proved a volatile episode, the Serbian star was initially granted a medical exemption to compete in Melbourne, despite not being vaccinated against Covid. However, he was detained upon his arrival down under, and a bitter legal battle ensued with Djokovic eventually deported home just a day before the tournament began.
The 21-time Grand Slam winner has since refused to alter his defiant stance on Covid though, and also missed the US Open over his reluctance to be jabbed. But having initially been handed a three-year ban from trying to visit Australia, a climbdown from the immigration authorities means he will now compete in the first Slam of 2023.
