Djokovic's visa cancelled and told to leave Australia, filing federal injunction to stop deportation

Novak Djokovic's visa has been cancelled and he has been told to leave Australia today, sources have confirmed to The Age in the latest Australian Open saga developments.

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Djokovic won't go down lightly though as his lawyers are in the process of challenging the decision with sources confirming this to the aforementioned site and Sydney Morning Herald.

This has further been confirmed by a source close to the tournament who say he is currently filing a federal injunction to stop deportation.

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It comes after a long drawn out saga regarding his faulty visa application when he was denied entry into Australia as well as doubts regarding his medical exemption to come and play in Melbourne.

Barring this appeal coming in for Djokovic, he will return home and will not play at the Australian Open this year.

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Breaking: Novak Djokovic's visa has been cancelled. He's been told to leave the country today, two sources confirmed to @theage. His Lawyers are in the process of appealing. He's not demonstrated to Border Force sufficient evidence for his exemption theage.com.au/national/visa-…

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