Business as usual for Novak Djokovic as he bids for 10th Australian Open title

Novak Djokovic won his first tournament of the year in Adelaide (Kelly Barnes/AP)

A year ago Novak Djokovic was departing Australia accompanied by border guards after one of the most remarkable sporting stories of the decade.

At the time it appeared his deportation, the result of Australia’s then immigration minister deciding Djokovic’s opposition to having the Covid-19 vaccine made him a threat to public health, could leave long-lasting scars.