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Novak Djokovic will play in January’s Adelaide International, a year after being deported from Australia because of his Covid-19 vaccination status.<\/span><\/p>\n The Serb, who has won a record nine Australian Open titles, is also set to compete at the first Grand Slam of the year after his visa ban was overturned.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Britain’s Andy Murray, Kyle Edmund and Jack Draper will also play in Adelaide, with the event beginning on 1 January.<\/span><\/p>\n The Australian Open starts 15 days later in Melbourne.<\/span><\/p>\n As well as world number five Djokovic, there will be three other top-10 men’s players in Adelaide, with Felix Auger-Aliassime, Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev also competing.<\/span><\/p>\n The women’s field is strong too as top-10 players Ons Jabeur, Aryna Sabalenka, Daria Kasatkina and Veronika Kudermetova take part.<\/span><\/p>\n Djokovic, 35, won the season-ending ATP Finals in December and will be bidding to win a 22nd Grand Slam title, which would take him level with Spain’s Rafael Nadal, who claimed the title in Melbourne at the start of this year.<\/span><\/p>\n Serbia’s Djokovic was deported before the 2022 event after his visa was cancelled. He was automatically banned for three years from entering Australia, but in November learned that he would receive a visa for 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n