BREAKING: Australia's immigration minister cancels Novak Djokovic's visa a second time; tennis star faces possible deportation from the country.
. It could end the Serb’s bid for a record 21st major title at the Australian Open tournament, which starts Monday.
In a decision likely to have broad sporting and diplomatic consequences, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said in a statement Friday that he had used his discretionary powers to cancel the visa again"on the basis that it was in the public interest to do so.” The unvaccinated men’s tennis No. 1 saw the visa first revoked last week after his claim of a medical exemption was rejected by border officials when he arrived in Melbourne. But Djokovic won a legal appeal that allowed him to stay in the country and practice even as the threat of deportation hung over his head.Novak Djokovic during a practice session in Melbourne on Friday.