Novak Djokovic is challenging the Australian government one last time in hopes of salvaging his chances to defend his Australian Open title despite his refusal to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
A panel of three judges on Sunday was hearing arguments from Australian immigration officials and Djokovic, the top-ranked men’s tennis player in the world and the winner of nine men’s singles titles at the Australian Open, in Djokovic’s final effort to stay in the country.
The judges — whose decision will be final — are weighing whether the immigration minister, Alex Hawke, was within his rights to revoke Djokovic’s visa for public health reasons, a significant maneuver in a twist-filled saga that escalated soon after Djokovic’s plane touched down in Melbourne on Jan.