and the open begins on monday. i mean, is there any chance at all he will play, even if he is allowed to stay, because he has missed out on so much training, hasn't he? well, he was training yesterday. we understand he trained twice on one of the main arenas at the australian open venue, so we're not quite sure if he will be allowed to train while this appeal is going on. he is due to play in the first round at melbourne park, which is only a short distance from here, on monday, so time is of the essence. we know that novak djokovic's lawyers have met the deadline, a midday deadline here, to submit their arguments against his cancellation of the visa to the court and the government has another ten hours to make their response. there was a false travel declaration but it is accepted now that the exemption from the vaccine was valid?