Djokovic: Tennis star’s visa fallout assessed by lawyer January 21, 2022 Many commentators have said the whole Novak Djokovic situation could have and should have been dealt with before he ever arrived in Australia. The fact it did not owes much to the disconnect between the organisers of the tournament, the government, Djokovic’s advisors and the International Tennis Federation (ITF). Clearly there is now time and [...]
Sports must protect its precious human capital like Djokovic and Hamilton January 20, 2022 Picture Novak Djokovic. Do you see a villain sticking two fingers up at vaccine orthodoxy, or a heroic advocate for personal freedoms you’d risk a pepper-spraying for? What of Lewis Hamilton and his rainbow helmet and sloganed T-shirts? Gesture politician or vital diversity campaigner? And what say you as one football team takes the knee [...]
Murray and Raducanu rise to occasion and silence doubters at Australian Open January 18, 2022 Three years on from what was meant to be the curtain call for his career, Andy Murray is still winning matches at the Australian Open. Today in Melbourne, Murray beat 21st seed Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4 in the kind of belligerent five-set grind that has long been his calling card. With [...]
Emma Raducanu leads British charge at Australian Open January 18, 2022 Emma Raducanu swept past fellow former US Open winner Sloane Stephens to cap a fruitful day for British tennis players at the Australian Open. Raducanu ended a three-match losing run by beating American Stephens 6-0, 2-6, 6-1 to set up a second round clash with Danka Kovinic on Montenegro. Earlier, Andy Murray, Dan Evans and [...]
Plenty of life left in Andy Murray as he flies past Nikoloz Basilashvili in five sets at Australian Open January 18, 2022 Andy Murray has defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili in five sets to reach the second round of the Australian Open. The victory showed there is plenty of life in Murray yet as he returned to the court where he was virtually retired three years ago and The great and the good of tennis were hastily gathered together [...]
British No1 Cameron Norrie falls at first hurdle in Australian Open January 17, 2022 British No1 Cameron Norrie admitted his disappointment after crashing out of the Australian Open in the first round against American Sebastian Korda. Norrie, who was seeded 12th in Melbourne after a breakthrough 2021 campaign, was comprehensively beaten 6-3, 6-0, 6-4. Korda, 21, is the son of Czech former Australian Open champion Petr Korda and brother [...]
No one should mourn Novak Djokovic’s absence from Australian Open January 16, 2022 In an alternate reality, Novak Djokovic would be beginning his bid to win a 10th Australian Open and a men’s all-time record 21st Grand Slam tournament on Sunday night in Melbourne. Instead, after the tennis world No1 lost his final appeal against deportation, he was kicked out of the country on the eve of his [...]
Australia cancels Novak Djokovic visa as minister tells tennis star to get out January 14, 2022 News is coming in from down under is coming in that Novak Djokovic has had his Australian visa cancelled for a second time. The world number one had been waiting since a judge overturned the original decision on Monday to find out whether Immigration Minister Alex Hawke would use his powers to reimpose the penalty. [...]
Australian Open preview: Will Barty, Osaka or an outsider be victorious? January 14, 2022 The first round proper of the Australian Open hasn’t even taken place yet and already the tournament is on everybody’s lips. But amid the Novak Djokovic visa row and Andy Murray’s return, the women’s singles competition should not be overlooked. Women’s tennis has become a hotbed of exciting matches and young stars – notably British [...]
Netflix tennis doc to capture Novak Djokovic Australian visa drama January 13, 2022 The Novak Djokovic Australian Open visa saga is set to feature in a new fly-on-the-wall docuseries to be shown on Netflix, according to reports. The makers of smash-hit Formula 1 show Drive To Survive are currently filming a tennis version featuring some of the biggest names on the men’s and women’s tours, says the Mail. [...]