Novak Djokovic in limbo as Australian visa canceled again

Novak Djokovic in limbo as Australian visa canceled again

Novak Djokovic will not be deported or detained on Friday night, but the world's No. 1 tennis player will need to attend an interview with immigration officials in Melbourne at 8 a.m. local time on Saturday -- two days before he’s expected to start defending his title at the Australian Open.

A late-night emergency hearing was held at the Australian Federal Circuit and Family Court on Friday, after Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke used ministerial powers to cancel his visa again.

Australian authorities on Friday had canceled the tennis star's visa, putting his participation in the Australian Open in doubt.

"Today I exercised my power... to cancel the visa held by Mr. Novak Djokovic on health and good order grounds, on the basis that it was in the public interest to do so," Hawke said in a statement.