Novak Djokovic

This morning.

Via Forbes:

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has been drawn in the lineup for the Australian Open, which begins on Monday, despite uncertainty over whether he will be allowed to remain in the country as the Australian government weighs canceling his visa after disputing his medical exemption to the country’s strict Covid-19 vaccine requirements.

According to the lineup, Djokovic—the men’s tennis world number one, top seed for the contest and returning champion—is set to open against fellow Serb Miomir Kecmanovic.

Djokovic’s participation in the tournament is not guaranteed, however, and Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke is still considering revoking the player’s visa.

Hawke is expected to announce a decision on Friday, according to the Sydney Morning Herald, which would likely force organizers to reshuffle the draw before the tournament begins on Monday.

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17 thoughts on “Top Seed

  1. wearnicehats

    FFS will you stop with the spectator thing. I have personally attended 3 rugby matches in the noughties where some “athlete” in the crowd keeled over. They were just reefed out by the St John’s Ambulance.

    They have brought in this new thing now – personally I think it’s a nonsense – where the players have to wait.

    There is no Anti-vaxx spin you can put on this – let it go

      1. wearnicehats

        Some Old Tiresome Queen – what’s that got to do with spectators?

        and no, there’s no actual proof. Except what you can find on you-tube

          1. max

            “America’s Frontline Doctors,” a handful of conspiracy-minded physicians that include luminaries such as Dr. Stella Immanuel who alleges that alien DNA is being used in medical treatments and that researchers are working on a vaccine to prevent people from becoming religious. She also believes in a conspiracy by the “Illuminati” to destroy the world with abortion, gay marriage, and of all things, children’s toys. As far as gynecological diseases go, they can be caused by having sex with witches and demons that appear in dreams. AFLDS emerged publicly in July 2020 when it hosted a live conference in Washington, D.C., with several doctors promoting hydroxychloroquine as a COVID treatment and supporting then-President Donald Trump. Gold has since seized more control, according to reports, as other AFLDS doctors have dissociated themselves with the organization. Gold was arrested when she participated in the January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol.

            Perhaps its demons collecting footballers souls….

          2. SOQ

            A handful of conspiracy-minded physicians- haha. Can you not come up with some more contemporary slurs eh?

            That one is worn to death.

  2. Dave

    If he lied on his visa application he has to go , if we lied on our application forms we’d be thrown out fairly quickly

        1. SOQ

          Actually Novak has spoken about that- he said that his recovery times are shorter when training. It might work for everyone but given his success to date, it appears to work for him.

          1. I can't stand the rain

            You’re on first name terms eh?
            You are an hilarious man, never fails to amuse.
            But yes you are correct,
            He does credit it with his turnaround in form and particularly, consistency. There was one notable slump a few years back, I can’t remember now, but presumably it was because he must have ate sausage by accident. Care to elaborate further?

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