Novak Djokovic

It was the mid-2000s when Novak Djokovic approached Mark Woodforde in his office for a wildcard spot in Ad...

"Peter and I just looked at each other, we'd already given out our wildcards in the main draw. "I said, 'We'll try to get you into the qualifying at least', and he said, 'But I want to be in the main draw because I'm going to be No.1 in the world'. [Updates from the United Cup and Adelaide International](https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/united-cup-2023-live-results-day-five-news-perth-sydney-brisbane-team-australia/1b435aca-0f22-46b8-be22-08620342accc) [Novak Djokovic](https://wwos.nine.com.au/novak-djokovic) where the Serbian was rejected a spot at the [Adelaide International](https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/adelaide-international). "I was running the event with Peter Johnston and we were sitting in the office the day before qualifying began and in came Dejan with Novak Djokovic," he said on Nine's coverage of the Adelaide International. ['Disappointing' Zverev thrashed at United Cup](https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/united-cup-alexander-zverev-beaten-by-taylor-fritz-todd-woodbridge-reaction-exclusive/66a8c44f-f3b4-4eae-8810-1dbc77764c2f)

Serb teamed up with Canada's Vasek Pospisil to take on Tomislav Brkic of Bosnia and Ecuador's Gonzalo Escobar at the Adelaide International - his first ...

He teamed up with Canada's Vasek Pospisil to take on Tomislav Brkic of Bosnia and Ecuador's Gonzalo Escobar. [deported before the first Grand Slam of 2022](https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/tennis/2022/01/14/djokovic-to-be-detained-again-amid-new-appeal-after-australia-cancels-visa-for-second-time/) for not being vaccinated for Covid. [Novak Djokovic](https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/novak-djokovic/) a raucous welcome during his first match in Australia in almost two years when he made a rare doubles appearance at the Adelaide International on Monday.

Novak Djokovic played his first match on Australian soil in two years in the early hours of Monday morning.

It remains to be seen whether Djokovic will be able to win this month's Australian Open, though, with Rafael Nadal going in as the pre-tournament favourite after clinching the top honours in the absence of his rival last year. Djokovic was detained shortly upon his arrival in Australia last January before he was released and then detained again due to concerns over his vaccination status. Djokovic is expected to compete at this month's [Australian Open](/latest/australian-open), which is set to get underway on January 16, after his ban from entering the nation was lifted back in November.

Djokovic fans chanted “Novak Novak” when he walked onto the court. Previously, Novak, after a controversy relating to his vaccination status and his ...

Megastar Tennis Player, Novak Djokovic received a heroic welcome from his fans as he made a comeback to Adelaide International in Australia. He was later handed over a three-year ban on entering into Australia last year in January. Previously, Novak, after a controversy relating to his vaccination status and his anti-vax statements, was held over by the Australian Border Force.

The Serbian lost his doubles match with Vasek Pospisil to Tomislav Brkic and Gonzalo Escobar, 4-6, 6-3, (10-5).

The nine-time Australian Open champion made a low-key return to action when he played doubles in Adelaide in a warm-up event for the season's first Grand ...

At the same venue Jack Draper got his season off to a good start when he beat Korea's Kwon Soon-woo 6-2, 6-1. It was certainly a lot more serene than 12 months ago, when he was locked up in a detention hostel before being kicked out of the country for visa violations related to being unvaccinated against Covid. with the Serbian playing doubles alongside friend Vasek Pospisil in warm-up event

Greek cuisine is hard to resist it seems even for professional tennis players. During his first Australian trip after his visa ban was overturned in ...

“It was all Greek to me. However, we slowly got the hang of it; we put systems in place, selected our staff carefully and all the hard work started to pay off.” “We were thrown in at the deep end because we didn’t really know much about the industry.

Novak Djokovic tuned up for his return to action in the singles at the Adelaide International 1 with a loss in doubles competition.

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Novak Djokovic is the top seed at the ATP 250 event in Adelaide. © BRENTON EDWARDS/AFP vía Getty Images. ATP Staff Jan 03, 2023. Serbian faces Halys next ...

Djokovic will continue his title quest at the ATP 250 event when he plays But once I made that break at 3-2 in the first set I thought I stepped it up and played really good tennis for the rest of the match." "For the first match I can't complain," Djokovic said.

Daniil Medvedev had to work hard before Lorenzo Sonego's retirement put him through at the Adelaide International; Day three will see the first Australian ...

He overcame a knee problem in the first set, admitting afterwards he needed to take some painkillers. Serving for the set, his second serve looked very close to going long, but was called in. The breaker went on serve until the 13th point, where the Italian was serving at 6-6. Yet he didn't face a break point in the opener and rode the crowd as well as his monster forehand when needed to bounce back in the second. Kokkinakis fought back from a break down and a set point in the second set to secure an impressive win which he closed out with an ace. The 2021 US Open champion Medvedev appeared to be finding his feet in the first set, trying to wait out his opponent in the hope of errors.