Djokovic free of detention but could still face deportation

Djokovic won an appeal against a decision to refuse him a visa in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia ahead of the Australian Open.

Fans of Serbian Novak Djokovic surround a car as it leaves the offices of lawyers following his court win ahead of the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. Picture: AP Photo/Mark Baker

Novak Djokovic is free after Australian immigration minister Alex Hawke declined to make use of a four-hour window to cancel the tennis star’s visa and keep him in detention.

Mr Hawke had four hours to use his personal power under the Migration Act if the Australian government wanted to try to keep the tennis champion in detention.