Melbourne (AP) – The hearing of the Serbian tennis professional Novak Djokovic in Australia is scheduled for Sunday at 9.30 a.m. local time. The federal court should clarify whether the world number one and defending champion can take part in the Australian Open in Melbourne, which begins on Monday.
Today, the world number one’s visa case continued with a brief procedural hearing before Judge David O’Callaghan to set the time.
As the Australian news agency AAP reported today, the judge is considering whether the hearing should take place before a single judge or three judges.
Yesterday Djokovic’s visa was invalidated a second time in a personal decision by Immigration Minister Alex Hawke. Unvaccinated against the coronavirus, Djokovic is a controversial figure in the country that has imposed tough rules since the pandemic began.
Djokovic had indicated a corona infection in December in order to receive a medical exemption for the Australian Open, in which only vaccinated players are allowed to take part. He was denied entry to the country last week because the authorities did not have sufficient documentation for his TUE. However, because the border officials had not given him the agreed time to clarify the matter, the judge temporarily overturned the decision on Monday.
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