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Serb has won nine times at Melbourne Park
Novak Djokovic will not get the chance to play for a 10th Australian Open title after the Australian Federal Court upheld the cancellation of his Australian visa Sunday.

The Serb, who would have been top seed at Melbourne Park, will be withdrawn from the men’s singles field. Because the court’s decision was delivered after Monday’s schedule of play had been released, there will be no shuffling of seeds in the men’s draw.

Instead, Italian lucky loser Salvatore Caruso will take Djokovic’s place at the top of the draw.

World No. 1 forced to withdraw from Australian Open
ATP Statement

Today's decision to uphold Novak Djokovic’s Australian visa cancellation marks the end of a deeply regrettable series of events. Ultimately, decisions of legal authorities regarding matters of public health must be respected. More time is required to take stock of the facts and to take the learnings from this situation.

Irrespective of how this point has been reached, Novak is one of our sport’s greatest champions and his absence from the Australian Open is a loss for the game. We know how turbulent the recent days have been for Novak and how much he wanted to defend his title in Melbourne. We wish him well and look forward to seeing him back on court soon.

ATP continues to strongly recommend vaccination to all players.

Both events are ATP 500s in the week of 21 February
Novak Djokovic will compete in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and Rafael Nadal will play in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC in the week of 21 February.

Djokovic is a five-time titlist in Dubai. The Serbian owns a 41-6 record at the ATP 500 event, where he triumphed on his most recent appearance in 2020.

Other players who will be competing in Dubai include defending champion Aslan Karatsev, Top 10 stars Andrey Rublev, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Jannik Sinner, and Denis Shapovalov.

Nadal will be among the stars playing in Acapulco. The ATP 500 will also include Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Matteo Berrettini.

Nadal is a three-time champion at the Mexican tournament, at which Zverev emerged victorious in 2021. Former World No. 3 and 2014 titlist Grigor Dimitrov and 2021 Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals champion Carlos Alcaraz will also be in the field.

Spaniard defeated Medvedev in five sets for the trophy
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic congratulated Rafael Nadal on Sunday shortly after the Spaniard rallied from two sets down against Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final to capture a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title.

On his Instagram Stories, Federer wrote: “What a match! To my friend and great rival Rafael Nadal. Heartfelt congratulations on becoming the first man to win 21 Grand Slam singles titles. A few months ago we were joking about both being on crutches. Amazing. Never underestimate a great champion.

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“Your incredible work ethic, dedication and fighting spirit are an inspiration to me and countless others around the world. I am proud to share this era with you and honoured to play a role in pushing you to achieve more, as you have done for me for the past 18 years. I am sure you have more achievements ahead but for now enjoy this one!”

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Djokovic posted on his social media: "There has been some outstanding tennis played at this year's Australian Open and the finals were exceptional. Congratulations to Ashleigh Barty for an amazing performance in front of her home crowd and Danielle Collins for an incredible tournament. Congratulations to Rafael Nadal for 21st GS. Amazing achievement. Always impressive fighting spirit that prevailed another time. Enhorabuena.

"Daniil Medvedev gave it hit all out there and played with the passion and determination we have come to expect from him."


Nadal (21), Djokovic (20) and Federer (20) have combined to win 61 major singles titles.