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Alcaraz and Zverev pull off French Open escapes as kingpins Nadal and Djokovic cruise
Meanwhile this evening, Barbora Krejcikova was forced out with Covid.
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Meanwhile this evening, Barbora Krejcikova was forced out with Covid.
The 34-year-old won his first tournament of the season.
‘I would say this is the best week of my life,’ the Spaniard said.
The pair had been due to meet for the first time in more than five years.
Djokovic entered the contest 17-0 head-to-head against the Frenchman.
The three-time former Wimbledon champion was jailed for two-and-a-half years this week.
The world number one has only competed at three tournaments in 2022 because of entry restrictions imposed by various countries.
‘I knew it would be unlikely I’d be able to travel.’
The 34-year-old Serbian is the only man in the top 100 who remains unvaccinated against coronavirus.
Stakhovsky, who famously beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2013, last week said he had signed up for Ukraine’s military reserves.
Djokovic is currently unable to enter the US for the big ATP events in Indian Wells and Miami this month.
The Russian is the first man outside the game’s “Big Four” to occupy the top spot since 2004.
Defeat spells the end of Djokovic’s current two-year reign at the top of the rankings.
‘The [Australian Open] final, I was trying not to watch it, but then I had my household watching… so I had to follow it.’
The Serbian was deported in extraordinary circumstances on the eve of last month’s Australian Open.
Prosecutors have rejected suggestions that Djokovic used a fake positive test to try to reach the Australian Open last month.
The world number one’s deportation from Australia prevented a tilt at a record 21st Grand Slam title.
The Federal Court of Australia published the reasons for the decision not to quash the cancellation of Djokovic’s visa.
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His arrival came as France’s sports ministry said a new law requiring vaccination to enter sports venues would have no exceptions.
The world number one’s hopes of playing in the French Open suffered a blow following his expulsion from Australia.
He now faces a three-year ban from entering the country.
Much of build-up to the first Grand Slam tournament of the year has focused on the Novak Djokovic visa row.
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
An court appeal is scheduled for tomorrow, just a day before the tennis player is scheduled to play his first match of the Australian Open.
Igor Cetojevic, a Bosnian-born Serb who lives in Cyprus, criticised the decision.
The world number one faces an appeal hearing on Sunday with his first-round match scheduled for the following day.
The threat of deportation still looms over the tournament’s top seed.
“Lengthy submissions” from Djokovic’s legal team have delayed a decision by Australia’s immigration minister.
The journalist spoke to the men’s world number one two days after the date Djokovic has stated he tested positive for Covid-19.
He described reports about him attending events in Serbia after testing positive for Covid-19 as “misinformation”.
The 20-time major winner is still awaiting news on whether Australian immigration minister Alex Hawke will decide to cancel his visa.
The country’s immigration minister is still considering cancelling his visa.
Television cameras filmed him from helicopters as he trained.
A government lawyer warned Australia may yet use ministerial powers to order the tennis player’s removal from the country.
The world tennis number one is to be released from detention after winning his court battle.
The Australian government has warned it could still force the Serb to leave by cancelling his visa for a second time.
The court case is set to open at 10am local time in Melbourne, which is 11pm Irish time.
The world number one has been detained at an immigration facility in Melbourne since Thursday morning.