World No. 1 tennis player Djokovic's appearance at the Australian Open was canceled one day before the opening day after refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The Australian federal court unanimously rejected Djokovic's request to reverse the Australian government's decision to revoke the entry visa.
As a result, Djokovic eventually left Australia on a flight to Dubai on the night of the 16th, and will not be able to enter Australia for the next three years unless otherwise specified.
Djokovic said in a statement that he was disappointing but would respect the court decision and cooperate with the departure process.
With this, Djokovic's dream of challenging the record for winning the Australian Open for the fourth consecutive year, the 10th in his career, and the 21st in his career, at the Australian Open, which is opening today, has been put to nothing.
Djokovic's vacancy will be filled by Italian Salvatore Caruso, who is ranked 150th in the world.
Caruso was eliminated from the qualifying round, but was lucky to appear in the first round due to Djokovic's confirmed absence.