Australia (Reuters)
Serbian Novak Djokovic has returned to Australia, nearly a year after being expelled, to participate in the Australian Open tennis tournament, the first of four major championships next season, hoping to win his tenth title next month.
Australian authorities had expelled Djokovic, 35, on the eve of the start of the previous edition of the tournament earlier this year for failing to receive a vaccine against the Corona virus.
Last November, the Australian government granted the Serbian player a visa to enter its territory to participate in the Grand Championship in Melbourne, saying it had decided to reverse the decision to suspend Djokovic’s visa after examining the aspects related to this matter .
A Tennis Australia spokesperson confirmed Djokovic has arrived in Adelaide, where he is expected to play the Adelaide International, which kicks off on Sunday.
Earlier, Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley told reporters that Djokovic would be coming to his country and hoped he would be welcomed. “I have great faith in the Australian Tennis Federation and the Australian public,” he said. the Australian official.
