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Monday, June 22, 2026

Australia mulls re-canceling Djokovic's visa amid false travel claim - Kyodo News Plus

It remains uncertain whether tennis star Novak Djokovic will play in the upcoming Australian Open, as Australia considers canceling his visa for a second time amid accusations the Serbian player lied on his border entry form.

Despite winning a court appeal against his visa cancellation on Monday that allowed him to stay in the country, Djokovic's fate remains in the hands of Australia's Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, as he considers whether to exercise his powers to revoke the player's visa again.

Questions have been raised in the days following the trial about whether the men's world No. 1 made false claims on an official border entry form for Australia.

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Documents released in his Federal Circuit Court Case show the Serbian had declared he had not traveled internationally in the fortnight prior to departing for Australia.

But photos and videos emerging on social media appear to show the tennis player in both Serbia and Spain in the 14 days before departing Spain for Australia.

Djokovic took to social media on Wednesday to explain the inconsistencies, blaming human error for the mistake in his immigration form submitted as part of his Australian visa application.

"On the issue of my travel declaration, this was submitted by my support team on my behalf -- as I told immigration...



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