Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley says he will not lobby the federal government on Novak Djokovic’s behalf to try to help him into the country for January’s Australian Open.
He also revealed on Wednesday that TA has engaged external immigration specialists to help deal with the high number of visa applications expected from foreign players and their entourages for the first grand slam of 2023.
Djovokic is subject to a three-year ban from entering Australia, imposed by former immigration minister Alex Hawke because of his Covid-19 vaccination status.
He was deported before this year’s tournament on the basis his presence as a “talisman of anti-vaccination sentiment” might risk “civil unrest”.
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