Tag: Australian Open

• Monday, January 17th 2022 - 08:46 UTC

  Djokovic loses legal battle, no chance to play Australian tennis Open

  

  World tennis number one player Novak Djokovic of Serbia will not be able to defend his Australian Open crown after his visa was canceled for a second time by local migration authorities.

• Thursday, January 6th 2022 - 08:58 UTC

  Unvaccinated Djokovic denied entry to defend Australian Open crown

  

  Tennis' number one player Novak Djokovoc was held for eight hours at Melbourne's international airport and later deported for not complying with Australian protocols regarding vaccination against COVID-19 for foreign travelers.
  The Serbian Djokovic was to defend his Australian Open title, which he has won 9 timers altogether, including the last three consecutive editions.

• Wednesday, January 15th 2020 - 09:34 UTC

  Australian Open tennis qualifying disrupted by poor air quality as smoke blankets Melbourne

  

  Australian Open qualifying was disrupted for a second successive day due to poor air quality on Wednesday as smoke from bushfires continued to blanket Melbourne in an acrid haze. Organizers of the year's first Grand Slam said practice had been suspended at Melbourne Park until 11am and qualifiers would not get under way until 1pm.