Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic needed to 'weather the storm' after Australia deportation to win
Novak Djokovic says his fourth-consecutive Wimbledon win has more significance after he needed time to "weather the storm" following his deportation from Australia.to claim his first Grand Slam title since Wimbledon last year.
He was unable to compete at the Australian Open - where he is a nine-time winner - because of not being vaccinated for Covid-19 but arrived in the country after being granted a medical exception.on "health and good order" grounds and he was subsequently deported and given a three-year visa ban after spending time in detention.
Djokovic has also missed tournaments in the United States because of his unvaccinated status and had his French Open title defenceHowever, he has dominated Wimbledon in recent years and has not lost a match there since retiring injured in the quarter-finals in 2017."It's a relief, as well, considering what I've been through this year. It adds more value and more significance and more emotions, of course.
Daniil Medvedev, who was unable to compete at SW19 because of the ban on Russian and Belarusian players, will retain his number one position."Things have changed in the last year, year and a half for me. I achieved that historic [most] weeks for a number one that I worked for all my life.
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