Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Australia court rules Novak Djokovic to be deported” – below is their description.
Tennis star Novak Djokovic has boarded a plane for Dubai after an Australian court upheld a decision to cancel his visa.
He says he is “extremely disappointed” with the decision but will respect the ruling.
Djokovic had appealed to the Federal Court after the immigration minister revoked his visa for a second time.
The government argued his presence would fuel anti-vaccine sentiment.
Al Jazeera’s Sarah Clarke has more from Brisbane.
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In This Story: Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Djokovic has won 17 Grand Slam singles titles, the third-most in history for a male player, five ATP Finals titles, a record 36 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, 14 ATP Tour 500 titles, and has held the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a total of 289 weeks (second of all time). In majors, he has won a record eight Australian Open titles, five Wimbledon titles, three US Open titles, and one French Open title. By winning the 2016 French Open, he became the eighth player in history to achieve the Career Grand Slam and the third man to hold all four major titles at once, the first since Rod Laver in 1969.
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