Novak Djokovic’s attempt to play in the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated for COVID-19 has come to an end after a court upheld a government minister’s rejection of his visa.

(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)ROME – Novak Djokovic learned “a big lesson” after being disqualified from the U.S. Open for unintentionally hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball. “I’m working mentally and emotionally as hard as I am working physically," Djokovic said Monday at the Italian Open. “I’m going to take this in as profound as possible for me as a big lesson. Nadal, who has a record nine titles in Rome, is on the opposite side of the draw from Djokovic. “Going to be a good test.”Like at the U.S. Open, players are being kept in a protective “bubble” and being tested frequently for the coronavirus.