Key moments in Novak Djokovic’s Australian saga

How the story unfolded - from testing positive for Covid in mid-December to Sunday's court ruling

The tennis star Novak Djokovic's bid to win a record-breaking 21 men's Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open ended on Sunday with a court decision to uphold the government's cancellation of his visa. Here are the key dates in the saga:

16 December 2021: Djokovic tested positive for coronavirus, according to his affidavit to the Australian federal court. His accompanying PCR result by the Institute of Public Health of Serbia shows he was tested at 1.05pm with the result time of 8.19pm.