On January 13, Beijing time, the "farce" between Djokovic and the Australian Immigration Department continued, and whether he would be cancelled or not was still inconclusive, but the Australian Open lottery has been carried out. Djokovic will still play as originally planned, and he will play a derby match against Miomir Kekmanovic in the first round, while Nadal is present in the same half and will be Djokovic's biggest opponent for the championship.
Djokovic has always been a player with a "personality", he dared to speak out on various political issues, and because he refused to vaccinate, he participated in this year's Australian Open trip to a twist and turn. Upon his arrival in Melbourne, Australia, Djokovic was forcibly confiscated for quarantine and detained and even had his visa revoked.
Although Djokovic has won the lawsuit and he himself has spoken out through social media that he will participate in this year's Australian Open, the "struggle" between him and the Australian Immigration Department is not over. Australian Prime Minister Morrison has also repeatedly reprimanded Djokovic, and today Morrison held a press conference, but did not mention Djokovic.
Now that the 2022 Australian Open draw is out, the lottery was originally planned to be held at 12:00 Beijing time, and finally postponed to 13:15. Djokovic, the top seed in the men's singles, will play a derby in the first round of the men's singles against Miomir Kekmanovic, also from Serbia.
Djokovic's advance to the first few rounds is not a big problem, and he is likely to meet the 7th seed Berrettini in the quarterfinals. In addition, Nadal, as the No. 6 seed, is in the top half with Djokovic and is expected to be the biggest opponent to block Djokovic.
Djokovic has been crowned the Australian Open men's singles champion nine times in his career, and he is eager to complete the defending title this year to win the 10th Australian Open title, and will also sprint to the 21st Grand Slam title, after all, the three Giants of Fernard are currently 20 Grand Slam titles.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)