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Lawyer: Djokovic has good chance of getting Australian visa

Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece during their ATP 500 Astana Open tennis tournament final match in Astana, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Stas Filippov)


A Melbourne-based immigration lawyer says Novak Djokovic will likely be successful if he applies for a visa to enter Australia for the season-opening tennis major next year despite his high-profile deportation in January.

It could be as simple as writing to the Australian Border Force, explaining his exceptional circumstances and asking for any ban on re-entry to be waived.

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