Djokovic information LIVE: World No 1 waits on recent choice over visa earlier than Australian Open

Novak Djokovic is ready to be taught his first-round opponent because the Australian Open draw takes place on Thursday.

That would put additional strain on the Australian authorities to make their choice forward of the draw, which is to be held at 3pm native time (4am GMT).

Djokovic, a nine-time Australian Open champion, has been handed the primary seed within the males’s draw.

Whereas the possibilities are extraordinarily slim, Djokovic may draw Andy Murray, who’s an unseeded participant after receiving a wildcard to the event.

Whereas Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open future nonetheless hangs within the steadiness, his father believes it’s already a shut case.

In his newest feedback to Serbian media, Srdjan Djokovic declared: “The entire scenario relating to Novak Djokovic is closed by the decision of the Australian courtroom.

“An Australian courtroom and an impartial decide, after seven hours of analyzing all of the information, decided that there are not any ambiguities and that Novak is free to enter Australia and do his job.”

Djokovic remains to be awaiting the choice of the Australian immigration minister, who may train a private energy to cancel Djokovic’s visa.

The Serbian awaits the choice of Australian immigration minister Alex Hawke, who should weigh whether or not to revoke the 20-time Grand Slam winner’s visa.

It had been reported {that a} choice was due on Djokovic’s visa on Wednesday 12 January, however the day got here and went with no ruling.

Which means that Hawke will virtually definitely resolve on both Thursday 13 January or Friday 14 January. Djokovic has been named as the highest seed forward of the boys’s draw, which takes place on Thursday.

Novak Djokovic has been criticised by the Worldwide Tennis Writers Affiliation after he admitted to attending an interview with French newspaper L’Equipe whereas optimistic for Covid-19.

Djokovic made the admission in an announcement earlier in the present day. The world No 1 examined optimistic for Covid on 16 December however nonetheless went forward with the interview on 18 December and didn’t inform the journalist.

“The information that Novak Djokovic didn’t inform considered one of our members – and the remainder of the L’Equipe group on the day – that he had examined optimistic for Covid-19 is deeply regarding,” the Worldwide Tennis Writers Affiliation mentioned in an announcement.

“As journalists, we take nice care to stick to all Covid-19 guidelines in place and we might count on all gamers to do the identical. Moreover, it needs to be famous that every one journalists should be totally vaccinated to journey to Melbourne for this yr’s Australian Open.”

Novak Djokovic nonetheless has inquiries to reply over Australian visa controversy, Andy Murray says

Andy Murray has mentioned Novak Djokovic nonetheless has inquiries to reply over his controversial entry into Australia, regardless of the world No 1 successful an enchantment towards being deported from the nation.

Djokovic is ready to defend his Australian Open title after an order to cancel his visa following scrutiny of his medical exemption for the Covid vaccine was quashed in a courtroom listening to.

Djokovic has additionally but to handle claims that he attended a public occasion after returning a optimistic PCR end result final month and the participant’s household abruptly shut down a press convention when requested whether or not he had damaged self-isolation guidelines on Monday.

And whereas Murray, a long-time good friend and rival of Djokovic, welcomed his the end result of the courtroom listening to and his launch, the previous British No 1 mentioned he should deal with these remaining questions forward of the beginning of the event on 17 January.

“It’s optimistic that he’s not in detention any extra,” Murray mentioned.

“Clearly he received in courtroom in order that’s a optimistic factor for him. Hopefully he’ll be capable to focus on the tennis now.

“I believe there are nonetheless a number of questions that have to be answered across the isolation and stuff, which I’m positive we’ll hear from him within the subsequent few days.”

Chatting with the Hungarian outlet M4Sport, Marton Fucsovics mentioned: “Folks’s well being is paramount, and there are guidelines that had been outlined months in the past, particularly that everybody ought to vaccinate themselves – and Djokovic didn’t.

“From this viewpoint, I don’t suppose he would have the proper to be right here.”

The Hungarian world quantity 38, who misplaced to Djokovic in final yr’s Wimbledon quarter-finals and within the Paris Masters in November, additionally mentioned he was not alone in pondering it unfair that Djokovic may play within the Gram Slam regardless of not being vaccinated.

Nick Kyrgios ‘embarrassed’ to be an Australian athlete after Novak Djokovic visa debacle

The controversial Australian participant is at present isolating after testing optimistic for Covid, which compelled him to withdraw from the Sydney Tennis Traditional.

And Kyrgios has hit out on the media over the controversy surrounding Djokovic’s visa and vaccination exemption, whereas conceding he’s “embarrassed” by the entire affair.

“We all know that the media prefer to create s***-storms, with my story and the whole lot occurring with Novak,” mentioned Kyrgios, who has tumbled down the world rankings to No 114. “I really feel fairly embarrassed as an Australian athlete who’s seen what this man has carried out for us and for the game.

“I simply don’t suppose it’s proper how we’re dealing with it, however the media loves to try this, likes to divide.”

However the 34-year-old has been named the highest seed forward of Thursday’s Australian Open primary draw. The event begins on Monday 17 January.

Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev make up the boys’s high 5.

For the ladies’s high seeds, Australian Ash Barty stays the No1, with Aryna Sabalenka, Garbine Muguruza, Barbora Krejcikova and Maria Sakkari becoming a member of her within the high 5.

Former participant Andrew Fortress says Novak Djokovic is “cussed” and having the gang towards him on the Australian Open will make him play “even higher”.

Djokovic received his enchantment to remain in Australia on Monday after having his visa cancelled for not having ample proof for his medical exemption. Nevertheless, he may nonetheless be deported if Australia’s immigration minister Alex Hawke decides to re-cancel the visa in coming days.

The scenario has many predicting crowds can be towards him as he goes for a file twenty first grand slam however Fortress believes Djokovic will thrive in that setting.

“He’s such a cussed and hard-working man on courtroom, if he will get this exemption and if the Australian authorities don’t supersede the courtroom, I’d say that he’s going to tee it up and play,” he instructed Sky.

“If he can get via two, three, 4 rounds, and play his means into the event – we all know how good he’s – I wouldn’t be in any respect shocked to see him into the second week of this grand slam as soon as once more, as a result of he’s so cussed and so good.

“When it’s time, and the bell rings, he’ll be able to compete. Typically Novak may be even higher when everyone seems to be towards him than when everyone seems to be for him.”

Djokovic has been given a medical exemption to compete on the event as an unvaccinated participant on the premise of a optimistic Covid take a look at on 16 December, although the validity of that end result has additionally been questioned.

It had been reported {that a} choice was due on Djokovic’s visa on Wednesday 12 January, however the day got here and went with no ruling.

Which means that Hawke will virtually definitely resolve on both Thursday 13 January or Friday 14 January. Djokovic has been named as the highest seed forward of the boys’s draw, which takes place on Thursday.

Hawke’s colleagues within the Australian parliament are mentioned to be cut up on whether or not to permit the nine-time Australian Open the prospect to defend his title.

Djokovic admitted that he had knowingly damaged isolation guidelines when attending a scheduled interview and photoshoot with French newspaper L’Equipe on December 18, having been notified of a optimistic PCR take a look at at some point prior.