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Djokovic landed in Adelaide where he is due to play in the
Adelaide International beginning on Sunday, the report said.
The 35-year-old was deported on the eve of this year's
tournament in Melbourne after he arrived in the country without
being vaccinated against COVID-19.
In November, the Australian government granted the Serbian a
visa to travel to the Grand Slam event, saying it had decided to
revoke the decision to cancel Djokovic's visa after considering
all relevant factors.
Since the cancellation of Djokovic's visa in January 2022, all
COVID-related border restrictions have been removed in
Australia, including the requirement to provide evidence of
vaccination status to enter the country.
Earlier on Tuesday, Australian Open tournament director Craig
Tiley told reporters that Djokovic would be arriving in
Australia and voiced hopes he would be welcomed.
"I have a great deal of confidence in the Australian public,"
Tiley told reporters.
"We're a very well-educated sporting public, particularly those
who come to the tennis, they love their tennis, they love seeing
greatness, they love seeing great athleticism, great matches.
"And I have a lot of confidence that the fans will react like we
hope they would react and have respect for that."
Djokovic's representatives and Tennis Australia did not
immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Serbian former world number one won the season-ending ATP
Finals last month and will be favoured to claim a 10th
Australian Open crown, which would bring him level with Rafa
Nadal on 22 Grand Slam titles.
The 2023 Australian Open takes place at Melbourne Park from Jan.
16-29.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)
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