The Tennis Thread

[Soapsuds]

 

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[SnCCorinthos4ever]

Schedule for round 1 has been released. Djokovic at the moment will be playing the 2nd game on the night session.

If the federal court decides that he will be deported he will be replaced with a lucky loser.

 

What is it with all these people saying that the World #1 is being treated unfairly and being disrespected. As far as I can see Ash is being treated and respected very well.

BREAKING

Novak Djokovic has failed his last-ditch court hearing. He is set to be deported and miss the Australian Open.

MORE: https://bit.ly/3fttnYU

[janea4old]

 

The decision was unanimous and Djokovic was ordered to pay the legal costs of the government.

 

 

Edited January 16, 2022 by janea4old

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[ChitHappens]

Bye bye! 

[DramatistDreamer]

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And the tournament begins...

[DramatistDreamer]

For those who may venture into this thread, curious as to what this ruckus is about, a primer.

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[janea4old]

That NYTimes opinion column says that an extraordinary 90 percent of Australians are fully vaccinated. (and it links its source).

So yeah Australians are angry that an antivax idiot felt entitled come to Australia to compete.

There's other stuff in that opinion column about politicians having unfirm rules.

But the 90% stood out to me.

Edited January 16, 2022 by janea4old

[janea4old]

Djokovic left Australia on a plane that departed 
Sunday 16 January 2022 at 10:30pm Melbourne time (daylight savings).
This converts to 11:30am London time or 06:30am New York time.

Edited January 16, 2022 by janea4old

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[Soapsuds]

Its interesting to read which players are defending Novak. All the trumpsters to Pospisil to Cornet... Funny how she is attacking other tennis players who didn't come to his defense and defending Novak... She's known for her shady sh!t too!

Edited January 16, 2022 by Soapsuds

[Soapsuds]

Australian tennis great Mark Woodforde pointed out, however, that medical exemptions in Australia were for people who could not get vaccinated because of a recent case of Covid, not for people who got Covid but had never intended to get vaccinated, and that Tennis Association should have been clear on this point from the outset.

David Law, the BBC tennis correspondent, however, pointed out that it could all have been simple if one of two things had happened: “1) Get vaccinated, Novak, like 97 of the other Top 100,” or “2) Have a rule that says you get vaccinated or you don’t play (unless your reason is so acute, and so beyond doubt that nobody sensible can dispute it).”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/novak-djokovics-statement-full-co-075052034.html

[DaytimeFan]

I am heartened by the decision of the Australian Courts. Sayonara, [!@#$%^&*].