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Novak Djokovic of Serbia is seen during a practice session ahead of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 12, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia.

Tennis

Novak Djokovic’s Australian Adventure Has Ended For Good

Maitreyi Anantharaman

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 14: Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during a practice session ahead of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 14, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia.

We Have Come Full Circle On Novak Djokovic’s Visa

Giri Nathan

Novak Djokovic sits down while practicing on the grounds of the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic Scrambles To Clear Up COVID Timeline, Appears To Have Lied In Australian Court

Laura Wagner

Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during the Davis Cup semi final against Marin Cilic of Croatia at Madrid Arena on December 03, 2021 in Madrid, Spain.

Novak Djokovic Is Loose In Australia, For Now

Patrick Redford

Members of the local Serbian community gather for a vigil outside a hotel where Serbia's tennis champion Novak Djokovic is reported to be staying in Melbourne on January 6, 2022, after Australia said it had cancelled Djokovic's entry visa after having failed to "provide appropriate evidence" of double vaccination or a medical exemption. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)

Detained Novak Djokovic Is Jesus And Spartacus All Rolled Into One, According To Novak Djokovic’s Father

MADRID, SPAIN - DECEMBER 03: Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during the Davis Cup semi final against Marin Cilic of Croatia at Madrid Arena on December 03, 2021 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Novak Djokovic Tried To Enter Australia Without Being Vaccinated And Now It’s A Big Mess [Update: Entry Denied]

Daniil Medvedev collapses on the court after winning the 2021 U.S. Open.

Daniil Medvedev Slammed The Door On Novak Djokovic Then Turned Into A Dead Fish

Lauren Theisen

Novak Djokovic Has Earned Faith Until The Very End

Paula Badosa retires from her quarterfinal match in a wheelchair.

Olympics

Tennis Can’t Handle The Heat In Tokyo

Novak Djokovic Is The Final Boss

Novak Djokovic’s Breakaway Tennis Players Association Is Taking Shape

What’s Inside Novak Djokovic’s Head?

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 13: Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece reacts in his Men's Singles Final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during Day Fifteen of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros on June 13, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Machine Flips Switch

Defector Up All Night

That’s Pretty Much As Good As It Gets

Aslan Karatsev Has Now Beaten The Best

Serbia's Novak Djokovic speaks holding the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup trophy following his victory against Russia's Daniil Medvedev in their men's singles final match on day fourteen of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on February 21, 2021. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)

Stay At The Kids’ Table For Now

A tennis player is seen practicing serve inside her hotel room.