Djokovic sponsor Lacoste to contact tennis star to review events in Australia


FILE PHOTO Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic walks in Melbourne Airport before boarding a flight after the Federal Court upheld a government decision to cancel his visa to play in the Australian Open in Melbourne Australia January 16 2022. REUTERSLoren Elliott

FILE PHOTO: Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic walks in Melbourne Airport before boarding a flight, after the Federal Court upheld a government decision to cancel his visa to play in the Australian Open, in Melbourne, Australia, January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

PARIS (Reuters) -French apparel brand Lacoste, a sponsor of Novak Djokovic, said on Monday it would contact the world men's tennis No. 1 to review events in Australia.

The player, who has not been vaccinated, was deported from Australia on Sunday ahead of the Australian Open after losing a court bid to have the cancellation of his visa overturned. He is now in his native Serbia, where he received a rapturous welcome.

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