Close
Seattle Sports
Shows
Team News
Columns
Seattle Sports

Djokovic and 2 others now in Australian Open visa drama

FILE - Renata Voracova of the Czech Republic returns a shot to Shuai Peng of China during a first round match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif., on March 10, 2011. The Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported later Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, that Voracova, a 38-year-old doubles player from the Czech Republic, had her visa canceled and was taken to the same hotel where Novak Djokovic is staying. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File) FILE - Serbia's Novak Djokovic signs autographs after defeating Russia's Daniil Medvedev during the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Feb. 21, 2021. The Australian government has denied No. 1-ranked Djokovic entry to defend his title in the year's first tennis major and canceled his visa because he failed to meet the requirements for an exemption to the country's COVID-19 vaccination rules. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File)
Djokovic and 2 others now in Australian Open visa drama