Novak Djokovic Australian Open LATEST: Australia PM gives LIVE update

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday his government has yet to decide on cancelling tennis superstar Novak Djokovic’s visa.

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Immigration Minister Alex Hawke’s earlier statement that he is pondering whether to tear up the visa “has not changed“, Morrison told a news conference in Canberra on the Covid-19 pandemic.

Novak Djokovic is aiming for a 10th Australian Open title

The Australian leader stressed that it was a decision for Hawke to take, declining further comment.

Djokovic flew into Melbourne hoping to claim a 10th Australian Open title on 5 January. 

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The unvaccinated 34-year-old Serbian ace carried with him a vaccine exemption because of a claimed positive PCR test result on 16 December.

Border agents rejected his exemption, saying a recent infection was an insufficient reason, tore up his visa and placed him in a detention centre.

But vaccine-sceptic Novak Djokovic’s high-powered legal team overturned the visa decision in court on Monday on a procedural matter related to his airport interview.

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