MOSCOW, Oct 25Former world No. 1 Serb Novak Djokovic expressed hope that he would be allowed to participate in the Australian Open (Australian Open) in 2023. In May 2022, a new government came to power in Australia. In September, the media reported that the new Minister of Immigration, Andrew Giles, decided to lift Djokovic's three-year ban on entry into the country if a Serbian filed an appeal. «There are positive things about Australia, but this is all unofficial. We communicate through my lawyers in Australia, and they actually communicate with the authorities and public authorities that deal with my case.I hope for some answer, whatever it may be.Of course, I hope for a positive.I hope that in the next few weeks I will receive a response that will allow me to adequately prepare for the start of the season «, sportal.rs quotes Djokovic. «I want to go there, the situation is completely different compared to what it was this year. I survived everything that happened and I really want to play tennis. This is what I can do best. Australia has always been the country where I have played my best tennis and it shows in the results so I always have extra motivation to go there, this time I am even more motivated and over I hope the answer will be yes,» added the 35-year-old Serb. Djokovic received a three-year ban from entering Australia after a row broke out in January over his non-participation in the Australian Open. On January 5, the Serb arrived in the country to play at the tournament. The next day, he was placed in an immigration detention, because the authorities were not convinced of the reasons for the athlete’s medical withdrawal from vaccination against coronavirus, his Australian visa was canceled. Australia's Alex Hawke has decided to re-revoke the nine-time Australian Open champion's visa «in the public interest». The Serb was again placed in isolation and filed an appeal, which was not satisfied by the Federal Court of Australia. Djokovic left Australia on the night of January 17th.
