<p><strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/atp-finals-novak-djokovic-seals-semi-finals-spot-after-beating-andrey-rublev-23256006" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Novak Djokovic</a></strong> confirmed Wednesday he has received a visa to travel to Melbourne to play in the 2023 Australian Open after missing this year&rsquo;s tournament when he was deported over his vaccine status.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;I was very happy to receive the news yesterday. It was a relief,&rdquo; the Serbian said after beating Andrey Rublev in the ATP Finals in Turin.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>&lsquo;Timely relief&rsquo;</h2>
<p>&ldquo;It was a relief obviously knowing what I and people closest to me in my life have been through this year with what happened in Australia and post-Australia obviously. I could not receive better news for sure, during this tournament as well.&rdquo; On Tuesday, Australian media reported that the government had decided to grant the unvaccinated Serbian a visa, overturning a three-year ban after his ejection from the country.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img title="Andrey Rublev" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2022/nov/novak-eighteen-nov-b_e.jpg" alt="Andrey Rublev" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Andrey Rublev</em></strong></p>
<p>This year&rsquo;s championship was overshadowed by nine-time Australian Open champion Djokovic being put on a plane on the eve of the contest after a high-stakes legal battle over his visa status.&nbsp;</p>
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<h2>&lsquo;Best memories in Oz&rsquo;</h2>
<p>&ldquo;Australian Open has been my most successful Grand Slam.&rdquo; said Djokovic. &ldquo;I made some of the best memories there.&rdquo; Djokovic was speaking after securing a spot in the last four of the season-ending Finals with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Rublev, his second straight sets victory in as many matches. He said the news from Australia had been a boost. &ldquo;Did it affect my game today? I would like to believe it did.&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Knowing that I have clarity now, what I do in the off-season, starting the season in Australia, also of course did relieve some of the pressure.&rdquo;</p>
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