Amanda Anisimova of the United States stunned Swiss Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic to set up a meeting with Japanese defending champion Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

World number two Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus was forced to dig deep to stay in the Australian Open, while Britain’s five-time finallist Sir Andy Murray claimed his first win at Melbourne Park in five years after coming through a five-set thriller.

An anti-mask spectator was ejected from the Australian Open, while, in another incident, a fight broke out between fans in Melbourne.

Novak Djokovic faces being barred from the French Open in another blow for the unvaccinated tennis star, who was deported from Australia yesterday.

Spain’s Rafael Nadal will be eyeing a record 21st Grand Slam men's singles title at the Australian Open after nine-time champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia was dramatically deported from the country following his visa cancellation.

World number one Novak Djokovic has been sensationally ruled out of the Australian Open and deported from the country after a court upheld the cancellation of his visa.

Novak Djokovic has been placed back into immigration detention at the Park Hotel in Melbourne before a decisive court hearing in his appeal against deportation from Australia.

Australia has cancelled Novak Djokovic's visa for a second time, with Immigration Minister Alex Hawke exercising personal power to end the tennis star's stay in the country "on health and good order grounds".

Unvaccinated tennis star Novak Djokovic has been drawn to play at the Australian Open despite uncertainty over his participation, while capacity has been capped at 50 per cent due to rising COVID-19 cases.

World number one Novak Djokovic has admitted he did not isolate after testing positive for COVID-19 in December and claimed his agent was at fault for an "administrative mistake" on his immigration form for entering Australia.

World number one Novak Djokovic is at the centre of another investigation, with the Australian Border Force now reportedly examining a discrepancy on his travel documents.