Djokovic’s 3-Year Australia Visa Ban Could End Early: Prime Minister

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic rides in car as he leaves a government detention facility before attending a court hearing at his lawyers office in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 16, 2022. James Ross/AAP via AP

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has kept the door open for an early return for recently deported tennis star Novak Djokovic.

On Jan. 16, the world number one male tennis player left Australia after his visa was cancelled by Immigration Minister Alex Hawke—exercising sweeping discretionary powers that the Federal Court later upheld during an urgent court hearing.