Novak Djokovic will play in January’s Adelaide Worldwide, a 12 months after being deported from Australia due to his Covid-19 vaccination standing.
The Serb, who has gained a document 9 Australian Open titles, can also be set to compete on the first Grand Slam of the 12 months after his visa ban was overturned.
Britain’s Andy Murray, Kyle Edmund and Jack Draper can even play in Adelaide, with the occasion starting on 1 January.
The Australian Open begins 15 days later in Melbourne.
In addition to world quantity 5 Djokovic, there will probably be three different top-10 males’s gamers in Adelaide, with Felix Auger-Aliassime, Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev additionally competing.
The ladies’s subject is powerful too as top-10 gamers Ons Jabeur, Aryna Sabalenka, Daria Kasatkina and Veronika Kudermetova participate.
Djokovic, 35, gained the season-ending ATP Finals in December and will probably be bidding to win a twenty second Grand Slam title, which might take him stage with Spain’s Rafael Nadal, who claimed the title in Melbourne firstly of this 12 months.
Serbia’s Djokovic was deported earlier than the 2022 occasion after his visa was cancelled. He was mechanically banned for 3 years from coming into Australia, however in November realized that he would obtain a visa for 2023.
In the meantime, Britain’s Emma Raducanu will begin her season on the Auckland Open in New Zealand, which begins on 2 January.
