Novak Djokovic - report

Serbian tennis player (born 1987)

Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player. He is currently ranked world No. 2 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Djokovic has been ranked world No. 1 for a record total 389 weeks in a record 12 different years, and finished as the year-end No. 1 a record seven times. He has won an all-time record 23 Grand Slam men's singles titles, including a record ten Australian Open titles. Overall, he has won 94 singles titles, including a record 67 Big Titles, which comprises his 23 majors, a record 38 Masters titles and a joint-record six year-end championships. Djokovic has completed a non-calendar year Grand Slam in singles, becoming the only man in tennis history to be the reigning champion of all four majors at once across three different surfaces. He is also the only man to achieve a triple Career Grand Slam in singles by winning each of the four majors at least three times, and the only player to complete the career Golden Masters in singles by winning all nine ATP Masters tournaments, a feat he achieved twice.

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Immigration minister overturns a three-year ban on him entering the country. Ban was imposed in January when he lost a court fight to stay in Australia. Previous immigration minister deported him for 'anti-vaccination' stance.
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Novak Djokovic says he has been given 'positive signs' that he will be allowed to enter Australia and compete in the Australian Open. The 35-year-old Serbian was deported from Australia in the lead-up to the Grand Slam tournament this year. The former world number one is hoping to hear soon whether his visa ban set aside.
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Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the US Open due to travel restrictions. Wimbledon champion, 35, is barred from entering the United States due to being unvaccinated for Covid. Roger Federer also will skip the Open after knee surgery in the winter.
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Novak Djokovic beats Nick Kyrgios 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-3) on Centre Court. It is the Serb's seventh SW19 men's title and only Roger Federer has more. Victory also moved him one behind Rafael Nadal's record 22 men's majors.
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Novak Djokovic beat Nick Kyrgios 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6 (3) in Wimbledon final. Serbian has now won seven of the last 11 titles at the All England Club. Victory brought a fourth consecutive title and 21st grand slam crown.
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Novak Djokovic beats Cameron Norrie 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 in Wimbledon semi-final. Top seed will play Nick Kyrgios in Sunday's showpiece at the All England Club. Australian was given a walkover in his semifinal after Rafael Nadal pulled out with an abdominal strain. Women's final will be between Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina.
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Wimbledon stripped of ranking points after ban on Russian and Belarusian players. Novak Djokovic will drop from three to seven in the world rankings. Nick Kyrgios faces the prospect of being unseeded for the US Open in New York.
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Novak Djokovic becomes first man or woman to win that many matches at each of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. Top-ranked Serb beat Kwon Soon-woo 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 on Centre Court, his 80th victory at the grass-court major. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina stunned last year's semi-finalist Hubert Hurkacz.
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Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 in the French Open quarter-final. The Spaniard went a double break up at 4-1 and closed out the first set in 49 minutes. Nadal will face third seed Alexander Zverev in Friday's last four.
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Novak Djokovic lost 6-3 6-7 (5), 6-1 to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. World No 1 was playing in his first event since the Dubai Tennis Championships back in February. Serbian star had been forced to miss Australian Open and many of the ATP Tour's biggest tournaments this year due to Covid-19 vaccination status. Britain's Dan Evans reached the second round after beating Benjamin Bonzi.
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Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The World No 1 lost 6-4 7-6 to qualifier Jiri Vesely. World No.2 Daniil Medvedev will replace the Serb at the top of the rankings.
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Novak Djokovic says he is not anti-vaccine but is willing to forego future titles rather than be forced into taking the Covid jab in order to compete. World No 1 said he would be willing to miss tournaments like Wimbledon and the French Open if they require participants to be vaccinated. Serbian, 34, was deported from Australia amid a row over his vaccination status, with the government cancelling his visa.
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Novak Djokovic won a legal battle to stay in Australia and play in the Australian Open. Federal Circuit Court Judge Anthony Kelly reinstated his visa. His visa was pulled after his arrival last week because officials said he didn’t qualify for an exemption to a rule that all non-citizens be fully vaccinated. The defending Australian Open champion also thanked his fans for standing with him during the proceedings.
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Novak Djokovic had his visa cancelled on arrival in Melbourne. The world number one failed to meet Covid vaccine-entry requirements. Border officials are now investigating another player and an official. Rafael Nadal has issued a frank assessment of his rival's situation. Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley is likely to come under scrutiny.
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Novak Djokovic was denied entry into Australia on Thursday. The tennis star was initially granted a medical exemption for the country's COVID-19 vaccination requirements. He was issued a letter by the Australian government saying his visa had been denied and he would be deported. His lawyers are expected to appeal the decision. The Federal Court says it has not yet received any application from his lawyers.
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Novak Djokovic confirms he will play at the Australian Open. Defending champion has 'exemption permission' to play in Melbourne. Serbian star has refused to reveal his vaccine status. The tournament kicks off on January 17.