Although he and Vasek Pospisil lost to Tomislav Brkic and Gonzalo Escobar in the doubles event, Novak Djokovic played his first match in Australia since his visa suspension was lifted. British player Jack Draper also made his season debut by defeating Kwon Soon-woo. Following the decision to reverse his visa restriction, Djokovic has returned to the country after being expelled for posing a risk to public health by refusing to have the Covid-19 vaccination. This occurred twelve months ago.