Djokovic gets some court time in Australia as leaders discuss his visa
The prime ministers of Australia and Serbia talked by phone about the tennis star's visa as he is seeded No. 1 in Australian Open.
by The Associated Press
Jan 11, 2022
3 minutes
MELBOURNE, Australia — Tennis star Novak Djokovic held a practice session at Melbourne Park on Tuesday, his second day out of detention, focusing on his Australian Open title defense while because he's not vaccinated for COVID-19.The top-ranked Serbian hit the show courts within hours of Monday against the cancellation of his visa, based on procedural grounds. He returned Tuesday for a closed practice, with doors locked and only his support team allowed into Rod Laver Arena.Aerial images taken by Australian TV networks from a helicopter showed the nine-time Australian Open winner back at work, less than a
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