What Now For Novak Djokovic?

Novak Djokovic's deportation from Australia due to his coronavirus vaccine status may be the portent of worse things to come for the Serbian tennis superstar.

Novak Djokovic's deportation from Australia due to his coronavirus vaccine status may be the portent of worse things to come for the Serbian tennis superstar. The fall-out from the 34-year-old's very public stand-off with the Australian government raises questions not just about his bid for a record 21st Grand Slam title -- it could affect him in many other ways.

AFP Sport picks out three potential consequences:

Court costs

Novak Djokovic has always made much of his love of the history of tennis and is keenly aware of his place in it, although he said last year he found it "difficult to understand the magnitude of (my) achievements....while I'm still an active player."

He made a bit more history at the Australian Open in being the first tennis world number one to be deported and the repercussions of his absence could be monumentally costly for him on court.