Australian judge orders Djokovic be released from immigration detention

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An Australian judge ruled on Monday that Novak Djokovic be released from immigration detention, finding the government's decision to revoke the tennis star's visa to enter the country was 'unreasonable'.

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Judge Anthony Kelly ordered Djokovic be released within 30 minutes and his passport and other travel documents returned to him, rekindling the world number one's chance to win a record 21st Grand Slam title at the upcoming Australian Open. Djokovic, 34, has been held in an immigration detention hotel alongside long-term asylum seeker detainees since Thursday.

 

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