Novak Djokovic?s failed Australian Open bid: Timeline

A look at the timeline of events involving Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic’s controversial trip to Australia to win a record 21st Grand Slam.Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic’s attempt to stave off deportation and be allowed to play in the Australian Open despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19 has failed, a day before he was scheduled to begin his title defence at a Grand Slam tournament he has won a record nine times.The Australian government cancelled his visa twice and Djokovic’s lawyers appealed twice.On Sunday, three Federal Court judges in Melbourne upheld a decision made on Friday by Immigration Minister Alex Hawke to cancel the 34-year-old’s visa on public interest grounds.Djokovic will remain in detention in Melbourne until he is deported. Djokovic’s vaccine status is unknown at the time.December 8, 2021: Victoria state Deputy Premier James Merlino says medical exemptions for the vaccine policy would not be “a loophole for privileged tennis players” and would only be possible in “exceptional circumstances, if you have an acute medical condition”.December 14, 2021: Djokovic attends a professional basketball game in Belgrade and is photographed hugging several players from both teams, including some who later tested positive.December 16, 2021: Djokovic later says he took a COVID-19 test in Serbia on this day, which was positive, but he also says he did not know the result until December 17.