Novak Djokovic makes low-key return to Australia but fan reaction will be divided

The nine-time Australian Open winner is keen to put debacle of deportation behind him but his public reputation is tarnished

BACK IN OZ: Novak Djokovic. Pic: AP/Kamran Jebreili

Novak Djokovic’s quiet return to Australia this week could not be starker in contrast to the absurdity surrounding his arrival in Melbourne and subsequent deportation last January.

There has been no social media post nor any official words from the nine-time Australian Open champion as yet, though he did practise on Wednesday at Memorial Drive in Adelaide.