TENNIS Australia has said it will leave the nation’s government to determine whether or not former world number one Novak Djokovic can enter the country ahead of January’s Australian Open.
The governing body has no plans to make any representations on behalf of Djokovic, who is unvaccinated against Covid-19 and subject to a three-year ban from entering Australia but can apply to immigration minister Andrew Giles for an exemption.
Earlier this year, Djokovic was deported from Australia days before the start of the Open as the Australian government ruled he may have disrupted civil order and his presence undermined the nation’s pandemic response.
