Australia's home affairs minister says Novak Djokovic is not being held captive in Australia and is free to leave the country at any time.

This comes as the tennis star remains in a Melbourne hotel used to detain refugees and asylum seekers. He is expected to be there until at least next Monday when his case is scheduled to be heard in court.

In The Straits Times' The Big Story, Assitant video editor Olivia Quay and Assistant sports editor Rohit Brijnath  discuss how this ongoing saga will affect Djokovic physically and psychologically ahead of the Australian Open - if he is allowed to compete, that is.