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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>The path has been cleared for Novak Djokovic to play in the Australian Open, after the Australian government overturned a visa ban.<\/p>\n

The Serbian tennis star was detained in January over his refusal to be vaccinated against Covid.<\/p>\n

He was deported from the country 10 days later, despite mounting a successful legal challenge.<\/p>\n

At times dubbed “Fortress Australia”, the country had some of the strictest pandemic restrictions in the world.<\/p>\n

When Djokovic arrived in Australia in January, Covid cases were skyrocketing and government rules required anyone entering the country be vaccinated, unless they had a valid medication exemption.<\/p>\n

He did not meet the requirements for entry, the government said, so his visa was cancelled and he was automatically banned from entering the country for three years.<\/p>\n

But Immigration Minister Andrew Giles – whose government came to power in May – has overturned the ban and is set to grant Mr Djokovic a visa, the BBC has confirmed.<\/p>\n

Speaking speaking earlier Tuesday, Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley said he was confident that Djokovic would play in next year’s Open.<\/p>\n

“I know Novak wants to come and play and to get back to competing,” he told the Australian Associated Press.<\/p>\n

“He loves Australia and it’s where he’s had the best success.”<\/p>\n

The tennis champion earlier this year told the BBC he flew into Australia believing he had obtained the medical exemptions required.<\/p>\n

But he was detained and questioned by border officials in Melbourne on 5 January, and his visa was cancelled in the early hours of the following morning.<\/p>\n

Djokovic was taken to a notorious immigration detention hotel, where he remained as he challenged the decision in court.<\/p>\n

The court later overturned the decision to cancel his visa, but then-Immigration Minister Alex Hawke used special discretionary powers to cancel it again, arguing it was “in the public interest” to do so.<\/p>\n

In court documents, Mr Hawke said Djokovic was “perceived by some as a talisman of a community of anti-vaccine sentiment” and his presences in the could lead to “civil unrest”.<\/p>\n

Many in Australia cheered the decision but it also sparked an uproar among supporters who gathered outside his hotel, as well as in Serbia.<\/p>\n

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