Novak Djokovic, left, stands with tournament director Craig Tiley during the trophy presentation at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, on Feb. 21. (AP file photo)

The unvaccinated tennis star was released after being confined to an immigration hotel for four nights — a drama that has gripped many in Australia and beyond.

Federal Circuit Court Judge Anthony Kelly reinstated Djokovic’s visa, which was pulled after his arrival last week because officials said he didn’t qualify for an exemption to a rule that all non-citizens be fully vaccinated. Djokovic’s lawyers say that since he recently recovered from COVID-19, he didn’t need to be inoculated.

The judge ruled the No. 1 player had not been given enough time to speak to his lawyers before the decision was made and ordered the government to release him from the Melbourne quarantine hotel where he was held.

But government lawyer Christopher Tran told the judge that the immigration minister “will consider whether to exercise a personal power of cancellation.”

A fan of Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic reacts to news of his overturned ruling outside Federal Court ahead of the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday. An Australian judge has reinstated Djokovic's visa, which was canceled after his arrival last week because he is unvaccinated. (AP photo)

That would mean that the nine-time Australian Open winner and defending champion could again face deportation and could miss the tournament, which starts on Jan. 17. It could also bar him from the country for three years.

Late Monday night, Djokovic tweeted out a photo that showed him and his team standing on one of the main show courts of the tournament. He was already back to training, his brother told reporters in Serbia.