Updated On: 17 January, 2022 06:27 AM IST | Melbourne | AFP
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic leaves Melbourne after losing court appeal over vaccination fiasco; Serbian president says Australia have humiliated themselves

World No.1 Novak Djokovic leaves The Park hotel in Melbourne yesterday. Pic/Getty Images
An “extremely disappointed” Novak Djokovic flew out of Melbourne airport on Sunday after losing a court battle to avoid deportation from Australia over his stance on COVID-19 vaccinations.
An AFP reporter captured images of Djokovic at Melbourne’s Tullamarine airport from where he took a 10:51 pm flight to Dubai. Hours earlier, three judges at the Federal Court had unanimously dismissed the unvaccinated Serbian superstar’s last-gasp attempt to overturn the government’s cancellation of his visa.