For hours on Sunday, lawyers representing Novak Djokovic and the Australian government argued over the considerations that the country’s immigration minister did or didn’t take into account when he canceled Djokovic’s visa last week, declaring that the unvaccinated tennis star could pose a threat to public health in Australia.
The arguments, before a panel of three judges, represented Djokovic’s final effort to play in the Australian Open and the federal government’s last attempt to prevent him from staying in the country. The judges’ decision will be final.
In the afternoon, the hearing was adjourned, and the judges retreated to deliberate.