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Novak Djokovic Returns to the Australian Open, No Longer a Villain
MELBOURNE, Australia — It was the day before the Australian Open, and the Park Hotel in Melbourne’s Carlton neighborhood was closed with only the occasional pedestrian passing in front of the dusty, deserted entrance on a sedate Sunday. Quite a different scene than last year, when Novak Djokovic, the world’s No. 1 tennis player, was […]
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With Djokovic’s Status in Limbo, So Is the Australian Open
In McNamee’s view, “if Novak was going to be kicked out, the time to do it was before the draw.” Grand Slam draws certainly have been revised before. Andy Murray, initially seeded second at the 2017 U.S. Open, withdrew with a hip injury after the draw had been completed. The Novak Djokovic Standoff With Australia […]
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Novak Djokovic Can Remain in Australia, Judge Rules
SYDNEY, Australia — Novak Djokovic, the Serbian tennis star, moved one step closer to competing for his record 21st Grand Slam title after an Australian judge ordered his release from immigration detention on Monday, ending a five-day saga over his refusal to be vaccinated for Covid-19. The judge, Anthony Kelly, found that Djokovic had been […]
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