Djokovic, deported from Australia, heads home to Serbia as Australian Open begins
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Novak Djokovic arrived in his home country of Serbia Monday after his deportation from Australia over its required COVID-19 vaccination ended the world's top-ranked men's tennis player's hopes of defending his Australian Open title. An Emirates plane carrying him from Australia landed in Dubai early Monday, and Djokovic was later seen on board a plane that landed in the Serbian capital of Belgrade.His lawyers had argued in an Australian court on Sunday that he should be allowed to stay in the country and compete in the tournament under a medical exemption due to a coronavirus infection last month.Djokovic has won nine Australian Open titles, including three in a row, and a total of 20 Grand Slam singles trophies, tied with rivals Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer for the most in the history of men's tennis.
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