World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic has a good chance of overcoming a court hearing and deportation order in his campaign for a 21st Grand Slam, according to one litigator. Justin Quill, a media and litigation partner at Thomson Geer lawyers, said there was a possibility the Federal Circuit and Family Court could grant Djokovic an injunction on a current federal government order to deport him, which will push the formal court proceedings to a later date. This, in turn, would give the Serbian a chance to pursue his 10th Australian Open title. “I say this with not a great degree of certainty—say 51 versus 49 percent—it doesn’t necessarily mean he’s going to win the case,” Quill told 3AW radio on Jan. 7. “I suspect the judge is going to say, ‘I’m going to grant an interlocutory injunction … and then I’m going to hear this case properly—we all …
Djokovic Could Overcome Deportation Hurdle in Quest for 10th Australian Open: Media Lawyer
January 6, 2022
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