"Stays with you for the rest of your life”: Djokovic won’t forget deportation ordeal as he reflects on return to Australian Open

Novak Djokovic made his return to Australia a few days ago and while happy about being back he's also had to remember last year and how that went.

Djokovic spoke a few times about his deportation from Australia striking a similar tone each time. It's one of the worst moments of his career and due to that, it's just not something that he's ever going to forget. He talked about it in Adelaide, in his first public address after returning to the country:

“It’s one of those things that sticks with you, stays with you for, I guess, the rest of your life. [It’s] something that I’ve never experienced before and hopefully never again."

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As with anything, Djokovic looks at it as valuable life experience and his return to the country shows that he bears no resentment:

But it is a valuable life experience for me and something that, as I said, will stay there, but I have to move on. Coming back to Australia speaks [to] how I feel about this country, how I feel about playing here.”

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