Herald sun

Novak Djokovic: Ahead of the start of the Australian Open, the season's first Grand Slam, next week, former world No.1 Novak Djokovic has revealed that he still feels "trauma" when thinking about his deportation from Down Under in 2022 over his refusal to reveal his Covid vaccination status three years ago.

Djokovic missed the 2022 edition of the Grand Slam in Melbourne as he was not vaccinated for the virus and his visa was cancelled by the Australian government on "health and good order" grounds. He spent five days in an immigration hotel while unsuccessfully appealing the decision before being deported, causing him to miss the hard-court tournament.

"The last couple of times I landed in Australia, to go through passport control and immigration - I had a bit of trauma from three years ago," Djokovic told Melbourne's Herald Sun.