Novak Djokovic is set to leave Australia on Thursday after he was dramatically denied entry to the country, a move which has dashed his hopes of defending the Australian Open title this month.
The decision to cancel Djokovic's visa follows an outcry in Australia after he was granted a controversial “medical exemption” by the Australian Open organisers, and the announcement on Thursday that the world No 1 is set to be deported has provoked fury and ridicule.
Australia's prime minister, Scott Morrison, insisted on Thursday morning that Djokovic had not been "singled out" for scrutiny but had merely failed to provide sufficient proof to receive a medical exemption to enter the country.