An “extremely disappointed” Novak Djokovic flew out of Melbourne airport on Sunday after losing a court battle to avoid deportation from Australia over his stance on COVID-19 vaccinations. 

An AFP reporter captured images of Djokovic at Melbourne’s Tullamarine airport from where he took a 10:51 pm flight to Dubai. Hours earlier, three judges at the Federal Court had unanimously dismissed the unvaccinated Serbian superstar’s last-gasp attempt to overturn the government’s cancellation of his visa.