‘Grateful’: Novak Djokovic thanks judge and takes to tennis court after release

• Thank you all for standing with me', tweets men's tennis No 1
• Mother says player was subjected to torture and harassment'

Novak Djokovic ended an extraordinary day in Melbourne with his Australian Open dreams revived - for now - after winning an appeal against his visa cancellation. But his battle to stay in the country may yet have another twist in the tale, with the Australian government threatening to revoke his entry visa for a second time.

The circumstances have left the the world's No 1 men's tennis player, who spent four days in an immigration detention centre after his medical exemption from strict coronavirus vaccination rules was denied by border officials, in limbo days before he is due to begin the defence of his title next Monday.