Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic practices at Melbourne Park as questions remain over the legal battle regarding his visa to play in the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Novak Djokovic was poised to take his fight to stay in Australia unvaccinated to a federal court on Saturday, after the government again cancelled his visa over COVID-19 entry rules and as the clock to this year's first tennis major ticked down.
The government undertook not to deport the world's top-ranked player until the case was over, though he was ordered to return to pre-deportation detention at 8 a.m. on Saturday (2100 GMT on Friday) prior to his hearing.
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