Novak Djokovic flew out of Australia for Dubai on Sunday night after he lost his bid to overturn the government’s deportation order, ending the saga over his entry into the country.
Alex Hawke, Australia’s immigration minister, confirmed that the world’s top-ranked men’s tennis player had left the country, and in a statement, welcomed the “unanimous decision by the Federal Court of Australia” after a hastily convened hearing on Sunday ruled in favour of the government’s action.
The deportation order, supported unanimously by a three-judge panel, is the second Djokovic faced in Australia in as many weeks, as he sought to stay in Melbourne to defend his Australian Open title. The tournament begins on Monday.