dominated by his fight to stay and compete after his visa was cancelled due to his vaccination status. he arrived in dubai this morning after being deported and is currently on a flight back to his native serbia, but the tournament continues without him. so, to the action on the court and disappointment for cameron norrie he s been knocked out in the first round. the british men s number one who was seeded 12th lost in straight sets to american rising star sebastian korda. no such trouble for rafael nadal though. the spaniard s bid for a men s record 21st grand slam title got under way with victory over marcos giron. the sixth seed the only former champion left in the men s draw beat american giron 6 16 4 6 2. nadal is making his return to grand slam tennis after a five month lay off with a foot injury. also a winning start for the defending women s champion japan s naomi 0saka. she beat camila 0sorio to go
of the australian have stayed. for 11 days, the focus of the australian open have stayed. for 11 days, the focus of the australian open has - have stayed. for 11 days, the focus of the australian open has not i have stayed. for 11 days, the focus| of the australian open has not been on sport. it has been on djokovic s unvaccinated status and the status of his visa. the hope for the open and for australia will be that tennis will distract from the circus. for djokovic now, some time to collect his thoughts and response to collect his thoughts and response to the most tortuous period of his career. tumultuous. now it s time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. good morning. it has been a cold and frosty start to the day. we have had some patchy fog, lifting now. most will have a dry and sunny day. some wispy cloud, but their cloud across the north and west of scotland, producing some drizzle. even so, through the afternoon, some of the cloud will be eroded, back towards
no player is above the game. he set himself up for that. all he had to do was get vaccinated or do the right thing, and he could have stayed. for 11 days, the focus of the australian open has not been on sport. it has been on djokovic s unvaccinated status and the status of his visa. the hope for the open and for australia will be that tennis will distract from the circus. for djokovic now, some time to collect his thoughts and response to the most tumultuous period of his career. novak djokovic is due to arrive back in belgrade shortly. our correspondent guy de launey is there. when is he due to touchdown and is there a being welcoming party for him, from people in belgrade? ihe there a being welcoming party for him, from people in belgrade? he is due to touchdown him, from people in belgrade? he is due to touchdown in him, from people in belgrade? he: 3 due to touchdown in admit day, which is, let me see about 31 minutes from now, so he will be landing at the
switzerland over breaches of covid there, but, there may be other issues we don t know about at board level which have oiled the wheels of his departure. level which have oiled the wheels of his departure- level which have oiled the wheels of his departure. after nearly a fortnight of controversy, play is under way at the australian open tennis in melbourne. last year s men s singles champion, novak djokovic, was deported from australia yesterday when a court upheld a decision to cancel his visa on the grounds he hadn t been vaccinated against covid. he s due to arrive home in serbia later this morning. the australian home affairs minister has hinted that he won t be allowed back into the country until 2025 throwing his hopes of a tenth title in melbourne into chaos. gareth barlow reports. taking selfies with fans after landing in dubai. it isn t how novak djokovic envisaged spending the first day of the australian open. not in australia, and not playing tennis. the world number o
tennis in melbourne. last year s men s singles champion, novak djokovic, was deported from australia yesterday when a court upheld a decision to cancel his visa on the grounds he hadn t been vaccinated against covid. he s due to arrive home in serbia later this morning. the australian home affairs minister has hinted that he won t be allowed back into the country until 2025 throwing his hopes of a tenth title in melbourne into chaos. gareth barlow reports. taking selfies with fans after landing in dubai. taking selfies with fans after landing in dubai. it taking selfies with fans after landing in dubai. it isn t taking selfies with fans after landing in dubai. it isn t how taking selfies with fans after landing in dubai. it isn t how novak djokovic envisage spending the first day of the australian open. not in australia, and not playing tennis. the world number one was on the first flight out of melbourne on sunday, after a court backed the australian immigration minister s decisio