Pity Novak Djokovic’s next opponents – he is never more dangerous than when the world is against him

One of the nicknames bestowed upon Novak Djokovic is “The Djoker”. This felt entirely appropriate on Monday morning, when the news footage from Melbourne showed riot police…

Novak Djokovic refuses to explain public appearances after positive Covid test

Novak Djokovic and his family refused to explain why the world No 1 repeatedly appeared in public shortly after testing positive for coronavirus. A press conference held by…

Novak Djokovic affair exposes Australia’s Covid policy as hysterical and paranoid

After two years of fiercely policed lockdowns and restrictions, Australians, like Britons, feel rightly outraged when they perceive one rule for the elites – be they participants…

Monday evening UK news briefing: Novak Djokovic may still be deported

The late twist in the Djokovic saga provoked wild anger on the streets of Melbourne, as hundreds of his supporters waved Serbian flags and hurled vitriol at…

Andy Murray brands Novak Djokovic deportation saga ‘really bad’ for tennis

Sir Andy Murray has branded the Novak Djokovic deportation omnishambles “really bad” and “not good for tennis at all”. Murray, among the most publicly pro-Covid vaccine players…

The Djokovic story proves just what we’re getting wrong about the unvaccinated

Will someone who has turned down a free vaccine for more than a year change their mind on the basis of being barred from the latest film…

Novak Djokovic’s father accuses Australia of ‘crucifying’ his son in Covid vaccine row

“It’s just some small, immigration hotel, if it is a hotel at all. With bugs, it’s all dirty, the food is terrible,” she said. Mr Djokovic, who…

Australian Open security fears rise over Novak Djokovic visa furore

Australian Open chiefs have been warned to urgently scale up security around the tournament amid heightened tensions in Melbourne after the Novak Djokovic furore. Analysts have warned…

Novak Djokovic attended tennis event with children ‘day after he tested positive for Covid’

Djokovic, 34, has been instructed to stay at Melbourne’s The Park Hotel, which is used to house asylum seekers and refugees, before Monday’s hearing – though Karen…

The PR disaster that holds the key to Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open hopes

As Novak Djokovic handed out the gongs at a youth tennis gala in Belgrade on Dec 17, Serbian sporting chiefs were scrambling to avoid more Covid embarrassment…

Australian tennis chief praises staff for ‘unbelievable job’ despite Novak Djokovic visa saga

The director of the Australian Open has defended the organisation for doing an “unbelievable job”, despite the bitter row over whether Novak Djokovic can play. Craig Tiley,…

French Open boost for Novak Djokovic after ministers insist he can play in spite of vaccine status

Maracineanu said a crisis meeting on the issue was scheduled on Monday “to define concretely competition by competition what can happen in the coming weeks”. Telegraph Sport…

Novak Djokovic’s predicament may well be politics at play … but many believe it serves him right

Djokovic is due to spend the next three days in his hotel room in Melbourne until a court case on Monday that will decide his fate. His…

Australia is lumbered with rules that make no sense

The extraordinary row between Australia and the tennis champion Novak Djokovic illustrates the absurdity of Covid travel restrictions in the age of the omicron variant. Australia requires…

Will the Djokovic debacle damage Australia’s tourism recovery?

You have to feel for the owner of Kangarooski Travel and Tours in Belgrade. Just as international travel was easing its way back into our lives, and…

This pigheadedness is Novak Djokovic’s superpower – and Achilles heel

We are talking about a man with enormous resilience but precious little self-awareness. Just look at his bright and breezy social media post of Tuesday morning: “I’m…

Is Novak Djokovic vaccinated, what was his medical exemption and what happens now?

Novak Djokovic is facing being thrown out of Australia just two days after announcing he had been granted an exemption to allow him to play at the…

Novak Djokovic faces French Open exile under new rules requiring sportspeople to be vaccinated

Novak Djokovic’s participation at the French Open was shrouded in uncertainty on Thursday amid new rules in France requiring sportspeople there to be vaccinated against coronavirus. The…

How science sceptic Novak Djokovic became a pin-up for the anti-vaxx movement

Want to know how Novak Djokovic became seemingly so vulnerable to quackery of all kinds, and a poster boy for the anti-vaxx movement? You only have to…

Djokovic’s predicament may well be politics at play … but many believe it serves him right

Djokovic is due to spend the next three days in his hotel room in Melbourne until a court case on Monday that will decide his fate. His…

Novak Djokovic visa: ‘Australia doesn’t deserve a grand slam’ – how the world reacted

In a statement, Australia’s Border Force said: “Djokovic failed to provide appropriate evidence to meet the entry requirements to Australia, and his visa has been subsequently cancelled….

This pigheadedness is Novak Djokovic’s superpower – and Achilles’ heel

We are talking about a man with enormous resilience but precious little self-awareness. Just look at his bright and breezy social media post of Tuesday morning: “I’m…

Publicly rebuked, held in isolation and denied entry – Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open dream unravels

Questions were also raised after Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley told Australia’s The Today Show Djokovic had been subject to a “blind review” (one where those…

Novak Djokovic held at Melbourne Airport after being denied entry to Australia due to visa row

Djokovic has also been urged to reveal the details behind his medical exemption, with Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley calling on the Serbian to explain why…

Novak Djokovic’s exemption proves Australia’s hardline Covid stance does not apply to rich and famous

Novak Djokovic would be well-advised to resist his trademark “heart-throwing” celebration on Rod Laver Arena this time. Judging by the derision heaped on his medical exemption to…