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Ash Barty of Australia celebrates after defeating Danielle Collins of the U.S., in the women's singles final at the Australian Open on Saturday in Melbourne.

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The Australian Open hasn't seen an Australian singles winner in 43 years — until now

12:11pm January 29, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

On Saturday, 25-year-old Ash Barty brought Australia its first singles home win in the Open since the 1978 edition. The final game for the men's singles will be played on Sunday.

Protesters and fans of Novak Djokovic gather outside the Park Hotel, used as an immigration detention hotel where Djokovic is confined in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday.

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Djokovic's lawyers say he had COVID last month, grounds for vaccination exemption

9:49am January 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

If he fails to have his visa cancellation overturned and gets deported, Novak Djokovic risks missing more than one Australian Open and could be barred for up to three years.