Craig Tiley denies Novak Djokovic legal fees will be paid as Australian Open deportation reasons revealed

Tennis Australia chief Craig Tiley has denied they will pay Novak Djokovic’s legal fees after the world No. 1’s failed battle to compete in the Australian Open.

Daily Mail Australia reported earlier this week that the tournament organisers would cover Djokovic’s costs, believed to be in the region of A$500,000 (£265,000). Ad/> «I have seen those reports today and we don't really go into detail on financial arrangements that we have with the players,» Tiley, who insisted he would not step down, told Channel 9.

Australian OpenDjokovic has 80% stake in firm working on Covid treatment, CEO reveals16 HOURS AGO «But those reports are simply untrue.» The latest twist in the saga comes after the Federal Court of Australia published its reasons for not reversing the decision to cancel Djokovic’s visa. The documents reveal Australian immigration minister Alex Hawke sought to deport the Serb to avoid stoking anti-vaccine sentiment in the country.

«I consider that Mr Djokovic’s presence in Australia may pose a health risk to the Australian community, in that his presence in Australia may foster anti-vaccination sentiment leading to (a) other unvaccinated persons refusing to become vaccinated, (b) other unvaccinated persons being reinforced in their existing view not to become vaccinated, and/or © a reduction in the uptake of booster vaccines,” said Hawke in the court document released on Thursday. 'He tries really hard to do right by people' – Konta feels for Djokovic 'Dangerous work' — Daniel almost hits umpire with wild return of Murray serve Hawke also cited Djokovic’s failure to isolate after testing positive for Covid-19 in his reasoning.