Last Updated on 12/29/2022 by てんしょく飯
Almost a year after the public uproar that rocked the world, the 35-year-old ironman with 21 Grand Slam victories has landed where he has been waiting to go.
Novak Djokovic (Serbia, currently ranked No. 5), former world No. 1 in men’s tennis, had his entry ban lifted in November.
Novak Djokovic (Serbia, currently ranked No. 5), the former world No. 1 in men’s tennis, was deported and forced to miss the Australian Open, which he had won four consecutive times, due to problems with his entry into Australia in January of this year. According to a report by the international sports media “Sportskeeda” on December 27, he has arrived in Australia, where he will start the new season, after the ban was lifted in November due to a change in regulations in the country.
Djokovic, who will compete in the Adelaide International 1 (January 1-8, Adelaide, Australia/Hard courts/ATP 250), which starts early in the new year, has already started practicing at the tournament venue. The tournament will bring together a stellar lineup of players, including Felix Ogier-Aliassim (Canada/6th), Daniil Medvedev (Russia/7th), Andrei Rublev (Russia/8th), and Andy Murray (Great Britain/49th). Also scheduled to play is Japanese player Yoshihito Nishioka, ranked 36th in the world and the highest-ranked player in the world this season.
Craig Tyree, president of the Australian Tennis Federation and tournament director of the Australian Open, attended a press conference on December 27. He commented on Djokovic’s arrival in Australia for the first time since his deportation and expressed his happiness as follows: “We are delighted that he is coming back to Australia.
We welcome him back to Australia. We welcome him back to Australia and he will once again be a force to be reckoned with in Adelaide.
Please give him a warm welcome,” Tyree continued, as if calling out to tennis fans around the country.
I have great faith in the Australian people. We are very well educated sports fans, especially those who come to watch tennis and love to see the players play and their greatness, their great athleticism and their game. I am confident that our fans will respond the way we hope they will.”
Djokovic will be looking to win his 10th title in two years at the Australian in Melbourne next January 16-29. First, it will be interesting to see how he performs in Adelaide.
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