The Serbian player was expelled from Australia after the second appeal was unsuccessful. First, the UK had a visa recovery and successfully appealed, but the Australian Immigration Minister revoked his visa. For the second time, he appealed and outcome was to miss the first Grand Slam of the season, Australian Open 2022.
Obviously with the No. 1 position in the world, Djokovic is a big brand and losing him will be a loss of the image of Australian Open. But the organization also said that they could not have any other options for Djokovic's case.
Australian Open 2022 spokeswoman emphasized: “We respect the decision of the government (Australian Federation) and the Court. The Federation has worked closely with the Court and the authorities in the past year to ensure a safe tournament for all members.”
“As the great family of Australian tennis, we are very sorry about the case of Djokovic and the effects of this situation on the remaining tennis players. There are always things that need to be pondered, and we will review all the regulations on this tournament.”
Australian tennis also said that after the incident related to Djokovic, they also faced the pressure to change: “There are always lessons to learn and we will consider all aspects of the preparation process, and announce our plan widely – what we still do annually”.
In fact, after being the Government of Victoria (Australian Open) and the Australian Tennis, the green light, Djokovic confidently entered Australia before this scandal occurred. CEO of Craig Tiley is the one who turned the green light for Djokovic.
But in the end, Mr. Craig Tiley was still praised in this incident. “The Board of Directors and the members praised the CEO and the entire Australian tennis team for working hard and devoted to bring an impressive summer,” the statement of the Australian tennis.
