Just now, Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hall made a major decision on the "Djokovic visa": the visa for Serbian stars was cancelled for the second time. This also means that Djokovic has a high probability of not participating in this year's Australian Open, even if the world's first and 9th Australian Open men's singles champion has just entered the men's singles signing table as the number one seed – Djokovic does have the right to appeal again, but the Australian Open will start next Monday. Today's "just right" Friday, even if a hearing is held on Monday, it is likely to be in time for the first round of the main round.
Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke made the following statement:
Today, I exercised my authority under section 133C (3) of the Immigration Act to cancel the visa held by Mr. Novak Djokovic on the grounds of health and good order, on the grounds that it was in the public interest to do so.
The decision, which followed an order of January 10, 2022, by the Federal Circuit and family court, revoked previous cancellation decisions on grounds of procedural fairness.
At the time of this decision. I have carefully considered the information provided to me by the Home Office, the Australian Border Force and Mr. Djokovic.
The Morrison administration is firmly committed to protecting Australia's borders, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
I thank the officials of the Home Office and the Australian Border Force, who work for Australia's benefit every day in an increasingly difficult operational environment.
The visa was cancelled for the first time when Djokovic entered Australia from Melbourne on 6 January. He was "locked up" in a small black room and then arranged to stay in a refugee hotel. On January 10, Deyo won the hearing, was temporarily freed, and landed on the Australian Open venue that night. He also warmed up at the Australian Open venue these two days.
But everyone, including Deyo himself, knows that a victory in the hearing is only a procedural victory, and that the IMMIGRATION still has the power to revoke his visa twice. And many people also "successfully predicted" that the time of the second cancellation would be Friday afternoon, even a moment before the start of the game. Because this would make it impossible to turn the outcome over, Djokovic did not have time to apply for a second hearing before the first round of regular matches. Of course, Deyo's lawyers also said that they will speed up the litigation process by shortening the written and oral evidence. They will seek to make a final decision before Sunday.