Today, world number one and defending Australian Open champion Djokovic won a legal action with the Australian government. The Australian government's decision to cancel Djokovic's entry visa will be revoked and Djokovic's immigration detention will be lifted within 30 minutes of the sentencing. At the same time, the government needs to pay the costs and fees of litigation.
Legally, Djokovic will be able to stay in Australia to continue to play in the upcoming Australian Open. But attorneys representing the Australian Federal Government told the court that the federal government still had the right to revoke Djokovic's visa, and the Federal Circuit judges were concerned.
Djokovic's confusing Australian Open medical exemption seems to have taken a turn for the better, but at the last minute, everything will depend on whether the immigration minister personally exercises his right to cancel his visa.
Just now, however, many media reported that things had changed again, and the Australian Border Police was preparing to re-expel Djokovic, on the grounds that the court judgment could only prove the "procedural justice" of Djokovic's application for medical exemption. However, due to the materials issued by Djokovic showing that he tested positive for the new crown virus on December 16, but still did not wear a mask to attend many events on the 17th, more evidence and information are still needed for some deliberations on his medical exemption qualifications.
There are reports that the Australian government continues to pressure that if Djokovic chooses to leave now, he will be able to return to Australia next year and will not receive a penalty of not entering the country for three years. The story develops far beyond our imagination...
Last week, the ATP and WTA Tour ended a scramble for several races, which appeared to be reduced to a supporting role after Djokovic's controversy. In the ATP CUP final, Shapovalov and Aliasim beat Busta and Agut respectively in singles matches, allowing Canada to beat the overall average and powerful Spanish team to win the championship.
In the ATP250 Melbourne race, the top seed Nadal defeated qualifier Clécy 7-6, 6-3, and the form seemed to slowly recover in the limited time before the Australian Open, and the infection of the new crown virus did not seem to have too many adverse effects on him; at the ATP250 Adelaide station, the top two seeds Monfils and Kachanov met in the final, and finally Monfils defeated their opponents 6-4 to win the championship.
In the women's singles final at the WTA500 Adelaide Station, top seed Barty beat No. 7 seed Lebakina 6-3, 6-2 to get off to a good start to his new season.
Meanwhile, both WTA250 stops ended in Melbourne, with No. 2 seed Halep beating No. 3 seed Kudmetova 6-2, 6-3 to win the title, improving his form in the new season after a slump in the previous season.
It is worth mentioning that China's Zheng Qinwen reached the top four from the qualifiers in this competition, regrettably losing to Halep, and his recent state is remarkable. In another Melbourne final, Anisimova, who had not had a good record for a long time, defeated qualifier Sasnovic 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 to win the title.
Today, the last week before the Australian Open kicked off. In the Australian Open qualifiers, Zhu Lin, You Xiaodi, Yuan Yue, Han Xinyun and Zheng Qinwen will collectively impact the main competition, and their signing forms are as follows:
Today, Zhu Lin and Yu Xiaodi, who are located in the same qualifying community, took the lead, and as a result, Zhu Lin lost to France's Adrian Jafetrimer 6-3, 6-7, 3-6, and Yu Xiaodi defeated the No. 32 seed Brinkova 6-2, 6-3.
In addition, this week the ATP and WTA will host World War I events in Sydney and Adelaide respectively. The WTA500 Sydney was led by Muguruza, Klechkova, Kvitova and Bardoza, with Zhang Shuai losing 3-6 to No. 4 seed Kontawit in the first round. WTA250 Adelaide Station, Sabalenka and Svitolina are the top two seeds.
In addition, Zheng Saisai and Wang Xinyu withdrew from this week's tournament before the start of the tournament, and Wang Qiang, Wang Xiyu and Yang Zhaoxuan stopped qualifying in both tournaments.
At the two at-time high-finishers are mostly sidelined, with Adelaide led by Monfils and Isner, Khachanov and Cilic in the top four seeds. In Sydney, Karatsev led the race after testing positive for the new crown, and Basrashvili, Evans, Operka, Goffin and other players also played.