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  Australian Open 2022: Verdict soon in Djokovic's deportation appeal

  Tennis | January 16, 2022 11:57 IST

  Federal Court Chief Justice James Allsop said earlier on Sunday he and two fellow judges hoped to reach a verdict within hours after the court hearing ended.

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  Australian Open 2022: Djokovic back in court to fight deportation

  Tennis | January 16, 2022 9:08 IST

  An Australian minister described as a perception that the top-ranked tennis player was a 'talisman of a community of anti-vaccination sentiment'.

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  EXPLAINER: How Djokovic plans to fight deportation in court

  Tennis | January 15, 2022 17:15 IST

  Djokovic won his court appeal this week against a border official's decision to cancel his visa. He won over procedural errors related to Australia's confusing COVID-19 vaccination regulations.

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  TIMELINE: Novak Djokovic's bid to compete at Australian Open 2022

  Tennis | January 15, 2022 16:33 IST

  The Australian government has canceled his visa twice and Djokovic's lawyers have appealed twice.

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  Australian Open 2022: Djokovic's appeal of cancelled visa moves to higher court

  Tennis | January 15, 2022 10:48 IST

  Djokovic was not seen on the online feed available to the public for the 15-minute procedural hearing, which began just two days before he is scheduled to play his first match of 2022 at Melbourne Park.

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  Australian Open 2022: Minister cites "public interest" in revoking Djokovic's visa

  Tennis | January 14, 2022 15:34 IST

  This decision followed orders by the Federal Circuit and Family Court on 10 January 2022, quashing a prior cancellation decision on procedural fairness grounds.

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  Djokovic faces deportation after Australia govt. revokes visa

  Tennis | January 14, 2022 17:19 IST

  Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said Friday he used his ministerial discretion to revoke the 34-year-old Serb's visa on public interest grounds three days before the Australian Open is to begin.

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  Djokovic still in Australian Open, all anyone talks about

  Tennis | January 14, 2022 10:37 IST

  The latest holdup has to do with an anticipated decision from the country's immigration minister on Djokovic's back-and-forth status.

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  Djokovic in Australian Open draw as visa saga continues

  Tennis | January 13, 2022 14:55 IST

  Despite the cloud hanging over Djokovic's ability to compete, Australian Open organizers included the top seed in the draw.

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  Australian Open 2022: Yuki Bhambri loses in qualifiers, no Indian make it to singles main draw

  Tennis | January 13, 2022 13:50 IST

  The 29-year-old Indian went down in straight sets to Czech Republic's World No. 130 Tomas Machac 1-6, 3-6.

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  Australian Open 2022: Prajnesh goes down in straight sets in 2nd round of qualifiers

  Tennis | January 12, 2022 14:04 IST

  Germany's World No. 228 Maximilian Marterer defeated World No. 221 Prajnesh 6-2, 7-6(8) in the second round of the Australian Open qualifiers.

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  Australian Open 2022: Djokovic clarifies movements, visa saga continues

  Tennis | January 12, 2022 9:42 IST

  A statement was posted on Djokovic’s social media accounts Wednesday while the men’s tennis No. 1 was in Rod Laver Arena holding a practice session against Tristan Schoolkate, a 20-year-old Australian.

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  Australian Open 2022: Djokovic's father stays on offensive, says case ''is closed''

  Tennis | January 12, 2022 9:11 IST

  "The whole situation regarding Novak Djokovic is closed by the verdict of the Australian court," Srdjan Djokovic told Bosnian Serb TV station RTRS.

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  Australian Open 2022: Djokovic, Barty confirmed as top seeds

  Tennis | January 11, 2022 16:32 IST

  Medvedev is seeded second, followed by Alexander Zverev at No. 3, Stefanos Tsitsipas at No. 4 and Andrey Rublev at No. 5 in men's singles draw.

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  Australian Open 2022: Ramkumar, Ankita knocked out of qualifiers

  Tennis | January 11, 2022 15:39 IST

  ATP No. 182 Ramanathan, who is yet to make it to a Grand Slam main draw, lost in straight sets to World No. 197 Gian Marco Moroni 3-6, 5-7. WTA No. 104 Ankita Raina, on the other hand, suffered a pale 1-6, 0-6 defeat to World No. 120 Lesia Tsurenko.

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  Australian Open 2022: Yuki Bhambri returns to big stage in style, moves to 2nd round of Qualifiers

  Tennis | January 11, 2022 13:39 IST

  Bhambri, who returned to the Grand Slam stage after 2018 US Open due to knee injury, beat his 248th ranked Portuguese rival 6-4 6-2 in just 68 minutes.

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  Australian Open 2022: Djokovic’s path to legal vindication was long and convoluted

  Tennis | January 11, 2022 10:04 IST

  After a confusing day-long hearing involving dense legal arguments, Djokovic was ordered to be released from immigration detention on procedural grounds.

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  Australian Open 2022: Novak Djokovic's family 'grateful' for star's release

  Tennis | January 10, 2022 21:27 IST

  The drama, however, might not be finished, with the Australian government threatening to cancel his visa a second time.

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  Australian Open 2022: Kyrgios tests COVID positive; withdraws from warm-up event

  Tennis | January 10, 2022 20:58 IST

  The 26-year-old Australian took to social media to confirm the development and has subsequently decided to pull out of the Sydney Tennis Classic, a warm-up event to the Grand Slam.

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  Australian Open 2022: Djokovic 'pleased and grateful' at winning visa cancellation case

  Tennis | January 10, 2022 20:43 IST

  The tennis star won his legal appeal on procedural grounds, quashing the border officer's initial decision to cancel his visa.