Grand Slam Novak Djokovic Saga: Australia Returns Serb

[Wosh]

Note: This is not a thread to air your views on left/right politics, vaccination mandates or conspiracies, this is a thread to discuss Djokovic and the Australian Open saga only. Humour is accepted and encouraged Abuse is not.
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World erupts as Novak Djokovic learns his fate over visa cancellation

The Australian government has been slammed for its handling of the Novak Djokovic saga following the news he will be deported and will miss the Australian Open.

www.news.com.au

 

[torq]

Don't think they'll ban him for 3 years mate.

It’s leverage I think, not something they want to do for the heck of it.

Wouldn't be surprised if it was suggested to Djokovic through unofficial channels he goes of his own accord or risks the three year visa ban.

And it might come back to bite him. He may wish to play into his late thirties like Fed & Rafa. The stakes will be raised if Nadal wins this year's French Open.

 

[Gavin Excell]

You wonder if he thinks it's just not worth the effort and leaves

 

[Sttew]

You wonder if he thinks it's just not worth the effort and leaves

This is a major part of the problem. Novak is so driven, he doesn’t think

 

[mcnulty]

I’d imagine the wording is less to do with actual reality as opposed what they thought was legally expedient.

Apparently they ran “coz he’s a lying prick” past the legal eagles and it didn’t fly.

 

[bato]

Bato?

Can confirm it was Bernie Tomic. Surprised me too

 

[BringouttheGimp]

How much of Djokovic is a prick.. and how much of Djokovic is a bloke that just loves to play the game of tennis.. might have been desperation stakes as well I suppose.. idiot for lying yes.. idiot for loving the game just the same. I dunno. Very sad.

 

[darklake]

Red or blue?

 

[tigs2010]

Inb4 3 year ban and then tries to play next year for compassionate reasons lol

 

[Mick F]

Might as well risk it.

I doubt he would want to return after all this anyway. Plus, he seems firm in his vaccination beliefs. So nothing to lose really.

If he is firm in his beliefs why did he turn up, knowing that being fully vaccinated is a pre-requisite for all foreigners to enter Australia without having to quarantine.

 

[Alesana]

Interesting that he is not detained immediately... His visa is cancelled so doesn't make sense. Further, if he was such a public health risk like they are claiming, he should be detained.

The health part is bullshit though, if he really did have covid last month then he's one of the safest people to be around now.
The Good Order part I can agree with regarding potential for violent scenes at Melbourne Park, just have to look at the Park Hotel fiasco as an example

 

[Giant Strides]

Can confirm it was Bernie Tomic. Surprised me too

I'd happily deport Tomic to Serbia.

Can you ask Minister Hawke to add his name to the deportation order?

 

[My Cotchin Rules]

The correct decision has been made regardless if you're a Novax fan, hate the Government or an anti-vaxer. He is a health risk to the public purely because he CANNOT BE TRUSTED in the community regardless if there is 30k cases, it doesn't mean a thing. This man has been caught in his own web of lies.
Personally don't believe he was positive in Decemeber but that's his word so I'll go with it. This man was "positive" and even after finding out, he didn't even give the functions the curtosy call that he was. Now that's a dog act. This is why I believe the whole thing is made up.
My opinion of course.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

That's why Novak needs to speak and call for calm.

I do agree and i hope he does that but im not sure he will-i think he will dig in which might lead his supporters to escalate things. I hope im wrong.

 

[Sttew]

I do agree and i hope he does that but im not sure he will-i think he will dig in which might lead his supporters to escalate things. I hope im wrong.

Money is not an object and this fiasco will be chapter 20 of his autobiography

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Thats all very well and good but none of that has any relevance to the court. They are purely ruling on whether there are legal grounds to deport him or not.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Interesting that he is not detained immediately... His visa is cancelled so doesn't make sense. Further, if he was such a public health risk like they are claiming, he should be detained.

I think they are letting him have until morning so they see if he decides to accept it and go voluntarily (which they hope he will). Besides if its ends up in court sunday or monday then they can be seen to have given him more time to present his side which is what the judge was unhappy ABF didnt do last time

 

[Pure_Ownage]

This is a major part of the problem. Novak is so driven, he doesn’t think

To be fair i think that mindset comes equally from his family and his team and they give him bad advice re being stubborn and arrogant etc.

 

[Alesana]

Thats all very well and good but none of that has any relevance to the court. They are purely ruling on whether there are legal grounds to deport him or not.

Is it legal to deport him for shit he's done overseas, or does it need to be confined to his time in Aus, where I imagine he'd have a pretty unblemished record?

 

[tigs2010]

Is it legal to deport him for sh*t he's done overseas, or does it need to be confined to his time in Aus, where I imagine he'd have a pretty unblemished record?

Do you think Osama would have been let in because he didn’t do anything in Aus?

 

[Satan]

I do agree and i hope he does that but im not sure he will-i think he will dig in which might lead his supporters to escalate things. I hope im wrong.

Jan 14

 

[Satan]

Inb4 3 year ban and then tries to play next year for compassionate reasons lol

Tiley out if TA ?

 

[tigs2010]

Tiley out if TA ?

Doubt it.

 

[Alesana]

Do you think Osama would have been let in because he didn’t do anything in Aus?

Not sure you can use that as Novak is already in

 

[tigs2010]

Not sure you can use that as Novak is already in

Say Osama got treated like crap when trying to and then got his appeal across the line on that basis. I mean they’d have treated him worse for sure if he had come.

 

[Alesana]

Say Osama got treated like crap when trying to and then got his appeal across the line on that basis. I mean they’d have treated him worse for sure if he had come.

Um I think you need to take a step back