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Lawyer: Djokovic has good chance of getting Australian visa

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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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