Djokovic has been the No. 1 player in the world for 354 weeks. He's won 20 grand slam titles, with nine of them coming at the Australian Open.
The top tennis player in the world lost a court decision Sunday in Australia just one day before he was to take the court to solidify himself as the best in his game's history. Novak Djokovic had an appeal for his canceled visa rejected.
The government declared Djokovic a health risk since he hasn't been vaccinated for the COVID-19 coronavirus. Djokovic said he had a medical exemption that had been approved and would allow him to play. "In making this decision I carefully considered information provided to me by the Department of Home Affairs, the Australian Border Force and Mr Djokovic," Hawke said in a statement."The [Australia Prime Minister Scott] Morrison Government is firmly committed to protecting Australia's borders, particularly in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic."