Venus Williams to Novak Djokovic: ‘Win it all’ after visa saga ahead of the Australian Open

The 14-time doubles Grand Slam champion Venus Williams has taken to social media to throw her support behind the embattled Australian Open defending champion Novak Djokovic, calling him to ‘win it all’.
This comes after Djokovic was cleared to play in the Australian Open after the Federal Court overturned the Australian Government’s decision to cancel the visa of the Serbian tennis star.
The Federal Circuit Court judge Anthony Kelly ordered the immediate release of World No. 1 Djokovic who has been held in an immigration detention hotel alongside long-term asylum seeker detainees since Thursday.
Kelly gave the 34-year-old a chance to win a record of 21 Grand Slam titles at the upcoming Australian Open.
Williams, 41, who is widely regarded as one of the all-time greats of the sport of tennis took to Instagram to show her undivided support to Djokovic.
The Australian government canceled his visa shortly after he arrived in Melbourne late Wednesday.
Government counsel Christopher Tran notified the court that the Minister for Immigration, Alex Hawke – not the minister who made the original visa cancellation – will now consider whether to exercise a personal power of cancellation of Djokovic’s visa.
Latest
-
WTA Tour
Martina Trevisan breaks new ground as she reaches maiden WTA 1000 quarter-final
Martina Trevisan is savouring a massive win.
-
ATP Tour
Stefanos Tsitsipas ends Miami holiday by grinding past Cristian Garin
Stefanos Tsitsipas has been ‘on vacation’ in Miami.
-
Tennis News
Roger Federer teases YouTube film with Trevor Noah
Roger Federer is once again rubbing shoulders with A-list celebrities in a new film for Switzerland Tourism.
-
Tennis News
Why did Elena Rybakina change nationality?
Elena Rybakina switched federations to Kazakhstan in June 2018.
-
WTA Tour
Varvara Gracheva to go from Russian No 7 to French No 2
Varvara Gracheva has applied for French citizenship.
-
WTA Tour
Barbora Krejcikova feels she is part of the Big Four in women’s tennis – ‘I just don’t get the credit’
Does Barbora Krejcikova get the credit she deserves?
-
Tennis News
Bianca Andreescu reaches out to Emma Raducanu as she also discusses ‘crazy’ similarity with Brit
“I would love to talk to her about what happened after US Open.”
-
Tennis News
Tennis great on Novak Djokovic: ‘What he is doing not for himself but for tennis in general is unbelievable’
“Novak’s gonna be around for a few more years.”
-
Tennis News
Juan Martin del Potro to attempt another comeback ahead of ‘special tournament’?
Juan Martin del Potro is leaving the door open for a comeback.