tennis star. reporter: novak djokovic is training every day on center court defiantly implying he ll still be here when the australian open begins. for now, the tournament s organizers have to assume he will be, too. we start with our number one seed for the tournament novak djokovic on line number one. reporter: the competition draw has lined up djokovic to play a fellow serb in the opening round but will it happen? the australian prime minister s position, don t ask me. these are personal ministerial powers able to be exercised by minister hawk and i don t make any further comment at this time. reporter: the immigration minister alex hawk says he is considering using his personal power to cancel djokovic s visa. he has been considering it all week. ever since a judge freed djokovic from immigration detention and restored his visa ruling the unvaccinated player was treated unfairly by border officials. it was about process. the court went down the path of
but the world men s number one could still be deported. our australia correspondent shaimaa khalil has the latest. the world number one is back on the court, preparing for a tournament he might not get to compete in. but the draw for the 2022 australian open was made and he was in it as the top seed. novak djokovic on line number one. djokovic is due to play fellow serbian miomir kecmanovic next week that is, of course, unless australia s government decides to deport him. the country s immigration minister alex hawke is still considering whether to cancel the star s visa and officials are looking at additional details submitted by djokovic s team after the tennis star revealed that he provided false information on his travel declaration form and admitted to doing an interview with the french publication l equipe when he knew he had covid.
the questions over the prime minister s future, the changes to those self isolation rules in parliament, and now this extraordinary story, m15 warning about attempts to influence mps and people around parliament. there is a lot going on. nick eardley there with iain duncan smith. novak djokovic has been drawn to play in the first round of the australian open despite continuing uncertainty over whether he will be allowed to stay in the country. the world men s number one, who was unvaccinated, could still be deported in the row over his visa. 0ur australia correspondent shaimaa khalil has the latest. the world number one is back on the court, preparing for a tournament he might not get to compete in. but the draw for the 2022 australian open was made and he was in it as the top seed. novak djokovic on line number one. djokovic is due to play fellow serbian miomir kecmanovic next week