Muguruza insisted that the situation surrounding the World No. 1’s visa status had gone on for too long, before claiming that every player wanted to move on from the situation. She also opined that the constant discourse around it had overshadowed some of the other “cool aspects” of the first week of the Melbourne Slam.

Muguruza was asked on Saturday whether she felt Djokovic should be allowed to stay in the country. The Spaniard replied that she was asked a similar question on Djokovic a few days ago during her 2022 Sydney International campaign. She didn’t seem very keen on answering the question again, but eventually had a go.

On Sunday, the Federal Circuit Court of Australia upheld the Immigration Minister’s decision to revoke Novak Djokovic’s visa, thus putting an end to the long-drawn-out controversy.

Djokovic landed in Melbourne last week after being granted a vaccine exemption from the Victoria State government, but had his visa canceled by the Australian Border Force.

Even though his legal team was able to successfully challenge the ruling in court the first time around, the Serb had his visa canceled for a second time later on Friday when the Immigration Minister Alex Hawke decided to exercise his “personal power”.

The 34-year-old’s vaccination status and providing incorrect information on his visa form were likely some of the grounds that prompted the Minister for Immigration to cancel the Serb’s visa.

The former World No. 1 then asserted how players on both the ATP and the WTA tour have followed Australia’s entry requirements by getting vaccinated. She asserted that it couldn’t be that difficult for Djokovic to follow the rules, which were set in stone from the beginning.

Garbine Muguruza is scheduled to play her opening round match against France’s Clara Burel in Melbourne on Tuesday.

Garbine Muguruza confirms she has been approached by Netflix for a tennis version of ‘Drive to Survive’

During the press conference, Muguruza was also asked to shed light on whether Netflix had approached her for their tennis version of ‘Drive to Survive’ - a hit TV docuseries which gave F1 fans an in-depth look into the sport.

Muguruza replied in the affirmative before expressing her excitement at the prospect, claiming that she “can’t wait to see how this develops.”

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