Tennis

Can Novak Djokovic play in Australian Open 2023?

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3 years ago

December 28, 2022

Annie

Can Novak Djokovic play in Australian Open 2023?

After a chaotic 2022, 2023 promises to bring good winds novak djokovic. The Serbian, who refuses to be vaccinated against COVID-19, is set to have a great season and return to the top of the world rankings. He is also pursuing the big goal of being the leading Grand Slam winner, a table that currently has him second in one of the Rafael Nadal (22).

Sports news answers the question of whether the Balkans can play in the 2023 Australian Open after they were unable to compete in the last edition.

Can Novak Djokovic play in Australian Open 2023?

In 2022 Novak Djokovic came to Australia and was expelled because he is considered a potential leader of the anti-vaccination movement in the country. Thus, the Serb left Melbourne without a chance to play the first Grand Slam of the season. However, the situation for 2023 has changed even if nothing has changed: the former world No1 has not been vaccinated and could continue to be a “potential leader of the anti-vaccine movement”.

Djokovic is on Australian soil, where he hopes to have a long stay. Before the Australian Open, he will play the Adelaide ATP 250, tournament in which he appears as the first seed. No. 5 will compete in the competition starting Jan. 1 and will have Canadian title opponents Felix Auger-Aliassime (6th) plus the Russians Daniel Medvedev (7th) and Andrei Rublev (8th).

Novak Djokovic’s first training session in Australia since being deported almost 12 months ago.

The former world No 1 looks in good spirits – he is set to open his 2023 campaign at the Adelaide International – ahead of his pursuit of a 10th Australian Open title.@9NewsAdel @wwos pic.twitter.com/uVuhUSAg3c

—Emma Henderson (@EmmaHendo9) December 28, 2022

Australia is like the Serb’s second home: Novak has amassed nine first Grand Slam titles and also celebrated at the ATP Cup in Sydney (2020) and the ATP 250 in Adelaide (2007).

Author:

Mauro Mariani

Source: Sporting News

Annie

I am Annie Mcadams, a news author at Sportish. I specialize in covering different sections of sports and have been writing for the past five years. My passion lies in uncovering new stories that are informative, interesting and captivating to the audience. I have a knack for finding the right sources who can provide reliable insight on trending topics.

Tennis

Four Ukrainian women will play doubles at the Australian Open 2026

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3 hours ago

December 30, 2025

Nancy

Four Ukrainian women will play doubles at the Australian Open 2026

Four Ukrainian tennis players were included in the doubles entry list Australian Open 2025.

Ukrainian women will play in the doubles tournament on the courts of Melbourne: Marta Kostyuk, Dayana Yastremskaya, Lyudmila Kichenok and Nadezhda Kichenok. Unfortunately, there will be no all-Ukrainian tandem in Australia.

Kostyuk will perform alongside Elena-Gabriela Ruse at the Aus Open, and Yastremskaya will play alongside Alisha Parks.

Lyudmila and Nadezhda will not play together at AO-2026, although they will start the season with the same duet in the Brisbane 500 meters. It was announced that Lyudmila will be with Katie Volynets, and Nadezhda will be with Makoto Ninomiya.

Australian Open 2026 will take place from January 12 to February 1. Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, Dayana Yastremskaya and Alexandra Oleynikova will represent Ukraine in singles. Yulia Starodubtseva, Angelina Kalinina, Daria Snigur and Vitaly Sachko will perform in the eliminations.

Source: Sport UA

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

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PHOTOGRAPH. Beauty! Ukrainian tennis player undressed and showed off her best figure

Published

18 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Nancy

PHOTOGRAPH. Beauty! Ukrainian tennis player undressed and showed off her best figure

Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremskaya She shared gorgeous photos from her holiday in Bali.

The athlete poses against the backdrop of the picturesque Kanto Lampo waterfall, showing off a toned figure and excellent physical shape.

Fans showered the post with compliments.

Let us also note that Dayana continues to prepare for the new tennis season in one of the most beautiful corners of the world, using the break to recuperate and start over.

Check out this post on Instagram

Additions, expansions by Dayana Yastremska (@dayana_yastremskay)

Source: Sport UA

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

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Khachanov moved up one place in the ATP rankings

Published

1 day ago

December 29, 2025

Gary

Khachanov moved up one place in the ATP rankings

Karen Khachanov / Photo: © VCG / Contributor / Visual China Group / Gettyimages.ru

Russian Karen Khachanov moved from 18th to 17th place in the ranking of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), a new version of which was published on the organization’s website.

The best among Russians remains Daniil Medvedev, located in 13th place, Andrei Rublev is 16th. There have been no changes in the top ten rankings: Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz is in the lead, Italian Jannik Sinner is second, and German representative Alexander Zverev is in third.

ATP Ranking, version dated December 29:

1 (1). Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – 12,050 points

2 (2). Jannik Sinner (Italy) – 11,500

3 (3). Alexander Zverev (Germany) – 5,110

4 (4). Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – 4,820

5 (5). Felix Auger-Alassime (Canada) – 4,190

6 (6). Taylor Fritz (USA) – 4,085

7 (7). Alex de Minaur (Australia) – 4,080

8 (8). Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) – 3,990

9 (9). Ben Shelton (USA) – 3,960

10 (10). Jack Draper (Great Britain) – 2,990…

13 (13). Daniil Medvedev – 2,710…

16 (16). Andrey Rublev – 2,510…

17 (18). Karen Khachanov (all – Russia) – 2,320.

Source: Sportbox

Gary

I am a sports journalist who has written for a number of Sportish. I have a background in journalism and have been writing since I was young. My main focus is sports news, but I also write about general news. I am currently working as an author at Sportish.