Double-fault: Visa revoked again, Djokovic faces deportation

By JOHN PYE and ROD McGUIRK
Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tennis star Novak Djokovic faces deportation again after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke says he used his ministerial discretion to revoke the 34-year-old Serb’s visa on public interest grounds three days before the Australian Open begins. A court hearing Friday night heard Djokovic would not be detained or deported overnight, but would have to attend a meeting with his lawyers and immigration officials in Melbourne on Saturday morning. Prime Minister Scott Morrison welcomed Djokovic’s pending deportation. Djokovic’s lawyer told a federal judge at the hearing that he hoped an appeal will be heard on Sunday and that Djokovic would have his visa returned in time for him to play on Monday.