Also apparently current Australia policy on deportations is there’s a 3-year hold on further attempts to enter the country afterwards
It would surprise me if they didn’t make an exception for a very famous tennis player but I would die laughing if Djokovic was not able to participate for the next 3 AOs and aged himself out of another title
Novak Djokovic faced fresh controversy over his attempt to enter Australia to take part in the Open tennis tournament after pictures emerged on social media of his appearances at public events after a positive Covid test was recorded in mid-December
Also apparently current Australia policy on deportations is there’s a 3-year hold on further attempts to enter the country afterwards
It would surprise me if they didn’t make an exception for a very famous tennis player but I would die laughing if Djokovic was not able to participate for the next 3 AOs and aged himself out of another title
Our PM based his image on being tough on borders. This is the guy who ‘beat’ asylum seeker arrivals by making it illegal to report on them, and gave himself a trophy of a run down boat with the plaque ‘I stopped these’ and proudly displays it in his office.
Novak just embarrassed him on the global scale, about his key brand.
Also like 90% of polled Australians don’t want him here.
I’ll give good odds that Novak gets deported by the Immigration minister because Scotty needs some political points right now with the federal election in a couple of months.
Also apparently current Australia policy on deportations is there’s a 3-year hold on further attempts to enter the country afterwards
It would surprise me if they didn’t make an exception for a very famous tennis player but I would die laughing if Djokovic was not able to participate for the next 3 AOs and aged himself out of another title
Our PM based his image on being tough on borders. This is the guy who ‘beat’ asylum seeker arrivals by making it illegal to report on them, and gave himself a trophy of a run down boat with the plaque ‘I stopped these’ and proudly displays it in his office.
Novak just embarrassed him on the global scale, about his key brand.
Also like 90% of polled Australians don’t want him here.
I’ll give good odds that Novak gets deported by the Immigration minister because Scotty needs some political points right now with the federal election in a couple of months.
Does it matter that Djokovic is rich and not a refugee? It seems like being “tough on borders” means a very specific thing, usually about targeting specific groups of people. I’m genuinely asking, as I’m not a tennis person or an Australian.
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Also apparently current Australia policy on deportations is there’s a 3-year hold on further attempts to enter the country afterwards
It would surprise me if they didn’t make an exception for a very famous tennis player but I would die laughing if Djokovic was not able to participate for the next 3 AOs and aged himself out of another title
Our PM based his image on being tough on borders. This is the guy who ‘beat’ asylum seeker arrivals by making it illegal to report on them, and gave himself a trophy of a run down boat with the plaque ‘I stopped these’ and proudly displays it in his office.
Novak just embarrassed him on the global scale, about his key brand.
Also like 90% of polled Australians don’t want him here.
I’ll give good odds that Novak gets deported by the Immigration minister because Scotty needs some political points right now with the federal election in a couple of months.
Does it matter that Djokovic is rich and not a refugee? It seems like being “tough on borders” means a very specific thing, usually about targeting specific groups of people. I’m genuinely asking, as I’m not a tennis person or an Australian.
Actually it's worse for him that he's a rich. Not a refugee is balanced out by not being an Australian citizen - Scotty has been pretty adamant all pandemic, unvaccinated non-citizens do not enter the country. Scottys brand is pretty solidly Australian first. His campaign was mostly about being tough on border control, asylum seekers were just the first target because they were dominating headlines.
If he leaves it be, it tells his base who have been suffering under long lockdowns, separated from their families over state borders, and Australian citizens in other countries trying to get home, that a rich non-citizen was more important.
This is easy to spin as Scotty cares more about rich people than Australians. And again, we have a federal election in like 2 months.
There's going to be long discussions all night, and I'd put my money on Scotty asking the immigration minister for a favour.
edit - it's kinda hard to type this up without sounding mega racist, because the LNP is all about that.
Edit edit - yeah, Scotty said they’re still thinking about cancelling his visa anyway.
reading past the headline the ruling is actually just because of a formal mistake by the authorities. his entry was denied 48 minutes earlier than the deadline for him to present applicable information.
edit: new twist. He lied about travelling within 14 days before entering Australia. Also Serbia's president is getting involved...
I know the proper thing to do for the Australian government to do would have been to never issue Djokovic a visa in the first place because he makes no bones about being anti-vax but I would be lying if I said there wasn’t a part of me that has enjoyed seeing this anti-science, I’m-above-the-rules asshole getting jerked around before ultimately getting deported.
Go get vaccinated, douche, and stop infecting other people.
He's seeming a moronic dickhead off the court, but he certainly hasn't won all the shit he has by not having a fantastic overall game or being in a weak field the last 15 years.
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Yeah he's an amazing tennis player, just a pretty crappy person. I've been trying to like him since he started on the tour -- he was somewhat likeable at the start, but then got really whiny. Then he got really good, and outed himself as being a terrible person (before the vaccine stuff even).
Also, go France! If the French Open were to take place today, Djokovic would also be barred entry due to a new law. It could change by May when the tournament takes place if conditions improve, but hey good for them.
Djokovic has always been a bad sport even before his plague rat tendencies came to light
Smashing rackets, swearing and screaming on the court, he’s just shitty and yeah he can Hit Ball Good but he’s not fun to watch like the Nadal/Federer frenemy rivalry
Djokovic has always been a bad sport even before his plague rat tendencies came to light
Smashing rackets, swearing and screaming on the court, he’s just shitty and yeah he can Hit Ball Good but he’s not fun to watch like the Nadal/Federer frenemy rivalry
Djokovic has always been a bad sport even before his plague rat tendencies came to light
Smashing rackets, swearing and screaming on the court, he’s just shitty and yeah he can Hit Ball Good but he’s not fun to watch like the Nadal/Federer frenemy rivalry
Yikes, didn't know any of that, I'm definitely in the full "fuck him and the horse he rode in on" camp now.
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Naomi Osaka had been bounced in tbe 3rd round by Amanda Anisimova in 3 sets with the 3rd set going to tiebreak
One of the better women's matches I've watched in a couple of years. Don't know if Anisimova has the tools to take down Barty in the next round, she had some issues returning Osaka's serve in small stretches and Barty could wind up having an Ace party.
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For Nadal to be out there playing like that after all his injuries (he was on crutches very recently) and after COVID...
In my mind, he's the GOAT.
Yeah, storming back from 2 sets down to get 21. Guy's a beast and I don't know what kind of biologics or physical therapy he gets, but his ability to still be a bad ass motherfucker after having his knees scoped and scraped as much as he has is unbelievable.
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Nadal loves long, athletic matches. His opponents want to beat him ASAP because if you get into a long, drawn-out endurance match he's going to wear you down into the ground and kick your ass.
Which just makes all his injury comebacks even more impressive. He's not out there doing servebot games where it's ace after ace, he's out there running back and forth for 5 and a half hours, the second longest final of all time. What a fucking beast.
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It would surprise me if they didn’t make an exception for a very famous tennis player but I would die laughing if Djokovic was not able to participate for the next 3 AOs and aged himself out of another title
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Seriously, sod off Novak.
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Our PM based his image on being tough on borders. This is the guy who ‘beat’ asylum seeker arrivals by making it illegal to report on them, and gave himself a trophy of a run down boat with the plaque ‘I stopped these’ and proudly displays it in his office.
Novak just embarrassed him on the global scale, about his key brand.
Also like 90% of polled Australians don’t want him here.
I’ll give good odds that Novak gets deported by the Immigration minister because Scotty needs some political points right now with the federal election in a couple of months.
Does it matter that Djokovic is rich and not a refugee? It seems like being “tough on borders” means a very specific thing, usually about targeting specific groups of people. I’m genuinely asking, as I’m not a tennis person or an Australian.
Actually it's worse for him that he's a rich. Not a refugee is balanced out by not being an Australian citizen - Scotty has been pretty adamant all pandemic, unvaccinated non-citizens do not enter the country. Scottys brand is pretty solidly Australian first. His campaign was mostly about being tough on border control, asylum seekers were just the first target because they were dominating headlines.
If he leaves it be, it tells his base who have been suffering under long lockdowns, separated from their families over state borders, and Australian citizens in other countries trying to get home, that a rich non-citizen was more important.
This is easy to spin as Scotty cares more about rich people than Australians. And again, we have a federal election in like 2 months.
There's going to be long discussions all night, and I'd put my money on Scotty asking the immigration minister for a favour.
edit - it's kinda hard to type this up without sounding mega racist, because the LNP is all about that.
Edit edit - yeah, Scotty said they’re still thinking about cancelling his visa anyway.
edit: new twist. He lied about travelling within 14 days before entering Australia. Also Serbia's president is getting involved...
A douche so nice they're deporting him twice.
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Go get vaccinated, douche, and stop infecting other people.
Looking forward to a Djoker-free slam!
As is the rest of the men's draw.
He's seeming a moronic dickhead off the court, but he certainly hasn't won all the shit he has by not having a fantastic overall game or being in a weak field the last 15 years.
~ Buckaroo Banzai
Also, go France! If the French Open were to take place today, Djokovic would also be barred entry due to a new law. It could change by May when the tournament takes place if conditions improve, but hey good for them.
Smashing rackets, swearing and screaming on the court, he’s just shitty and yeah he can Hit Ball Good but he’s not fun to watch like the Nadal/Federer frenemy rivalry
All of which don't even get to how much he loves hanging out with war criminals and endorsing liquor named after Nazi sympathizers.
Yikes, didn't know any of that, I'm definitely in the full "fuck him and the horse he rode in on" camp now.
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One of the better women's matches I've watched in a couple of years. Don't know if Anisimova has the tools to take down Barty in the next round, she had some issues returning Osaka's serve in small stretches and Barty could wind up having an Ace party.
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Big shout out to Barty too, first Aussie to win at home in 44 years!
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In my mind, he's the GOAT.
Yeah, storming back from 2 sets down to get 21. Guy's a beast and I don't know what kind of biologics or physical therapy he gets, but his ability to still be a bad ass motherfucker after having his knees scoped and scraped as much as he has is unbelievable.
~ Buckaroo Banzai
Which just makes all his injury comebacks even more impressive. He's not out there doing servebot games where it's ace after ace, he's out there running back and forth for 5 and a half hours, the second longest final of all time. What a fucking beast.