Tennis star Novak Djokovic can remain in Australia to play in the Australian Open after the Federal Court overturned the government's decision to cancel his visa, local media reported on Monday
World number one Novak Djokovic on Friday thanked people around the world for their support amid a visa row over COVID-19 vaccines that has seen him being detained at a Melbourne hotel ahead of this month's Australian Open.
"Thank you to people around the world for your continuous support. I can feel it and it is greatly appreciated," he wrote on Instagram.
Djokovic spent Orthodox Christmas in Australian immigration detention on Friday as his lawyers fought a government decision to remove him from the country, which could scupper his shot at a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam.
In a separate development, Czechia's foreign ministry confirmed that Czech women's tennis player Renata Voracova was detained in the same immigration hotel as Djokovic ahead of the Australian Open, which begins on January 17. The ministry told Reuters it had sought an explanation but that Voracova had decided to leave the country.
Border officials detained Djokovic at Melbourne's airport when he arrived on Wednesday and revoked a visa granted on the basis of a medical exemption from Australia's strict COVID-19 vaccination requirements
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