Novak Djokovic ‘WILL be kicked out of Australia’ as Alex Hawke decision made | Tennis | Sport

NOVAK DJOKOVIC’S visa is apparently set to be cancelled again tomorrow with Australia’s immigration minister Alex Hawke set to give the Serb the boot. Australia’s The Saturday Paper journalist Paul Bongiorno claims a decision is already made and the world No 1 will be deported.

He tweeted: “I am hearing @AlexHawkeMP will boot out the Joker tomorrow.”

Djokovic’s visa was initially cancelled upon arrival after hours of interrogation by Border Force officials.

A judge overturned that decision in court on Monday after Djokovic had spent five days detained in an immigration hotel.

The 20-time Grand Slam winner immediately hit the practice courts at Melbourne Arena after he was released by the authorities.

However, there were a number of inconsistencies with his Covid tests and Hawke launched an inquiry to do a deep dive into the situation.

An announcement is expected to be made on Thursday but Bongiorno, who has deep contacts in Australian politics, reckons Djokovic’s fate is sealed.

Djokovic posted a statement on Instagram to try and clear up any confusion over his visa application.

He wrote: “On the issue of my travel declaration, this was submitted by my support team on my behalf as I told immigration officials on my arrival – and my agent sincerely apologises for the administrative mistake in ticking the incorrect box about my previous travel before coming to Australia.

“This was a human error and certainly not deliberate. We are living in challenging times in a global pandemic and sometimes these mistakes can occur.

Explaining that situation, the 20-time Grand Slam winner said: “I felt obliged to go ahead and conduct the L’Equipe interview as I didn’t want to let the journalist down.

“While I went home after the interview to isolate for the required period, on reflection, this was an error of judgement and I accept that I should have rescheduled this commitment.”