It has been a perfect week so far for Novak Djokovic. Not only is he undefeated at the Nitto ATP Finals through two matches, but he also received news on Tuesday that he will be allowed to play the 2023 Australian Open.
Djokovic was infamously deported out of Australia prior to the first Grand Slam of 2022 because of an invalid visa due to being unvaccinated. That punishment came with a possible three-year ban from the country, but Australia’s immigration minister has decided not to enforce it.
“Well, of course I was very happy to receive the news yesterday,” the 35-year-old Serb said after beating Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday afternoon in Turin. “Yeah, it was a relief obviously knowing what I and people closest to me in my life have been through this year with what happened in Australia and post-Australia, obviously. I could not receive better news–for sure–during this tournament, as well.
“Did it affect my game today? I would like to believe it did. Why not? I don’t think it did affect me too much because I’m familiar with what I need to do in order to prepare myself for every match. Of course, knowing that I have clarity now, what I do in the offseason, starting the season in Australia, also of course did relieve some of the pressure me and my team. Just giving that clarity makes it great for us.”
Djokovic, who finds himself atop the Red Group at 2-0 having also defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas on Monday, is 82-8 lifetime at Melbourne Park with a record nine titles. He has triumphed in each of his last three appearances (2019, 2020, 2021).
“(The) Australian Open has been my most successful Grand Slam,” he assured. “I made some of the best memories there. Of course I want to go back there, I want to play tennis, do what I do best, (and) hopefully have a great Australian summer.”
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“Djokovic was infamously deported out of Australia prior to the first Grand Slam of 2022 because of an invalid visa due to being unvaccinated.”
WOW, are you really so misinformed or deliberately misinforming the people like the rest of MSM, I think it’s the second one?!
Nole came legally, on invitation, with all necessary paper and valid visa to Australia, he proved that in federal court and his visa was reinstated and Australian government had to pay court costs in excess of $500K.
Since they were so badly embarrassed and election were around the corner, immigration minister used his discretion right to cancel his visa but this time on the ground that the healthiest man on the planet is “danger for Australian public because of his views “, unfortunately for Nole, immigration minister doesn’t need evidence for his opinion (by the law) so Nole didn’t stand chance in his second court case, even federal judges stressed that “they are only deciding whether immigration minister was within his rights to cancel the visa and not whether he had evidence since he doesn’t need evidence, his opinion is what matters”!
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Wog Boy
No doubt that good news contributed to his strong victory over Rublev. I was going to call it before the match but decided to let it ride.
What’s there to discuss? The law has changed in Aus, vaccination is no longer required for entry. I doubt they were going to ban him for 3 years; that would make them look really bad. He’s paid price and any more would be excessive.
Covid vax was just a play made by the Washington deep swamp and its satellites. Now that the industrial pharma complex made some serious money, it was time that the military complex did the same, hence Ukraine. West is sliding into disintegration slowly but surely and its core values (steal, cheat, false flag, plunder) are being revealed by the day.
Yawn.
I hope you covered your mouth while doing the yawn, halitosis coming from your whole is killing us.
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Thus us the biggest bullshit I have ever read here. Another troll with too much time on his hands.
Talk about conspiracy theories! Washington deep swamp, industrial pharma complex. I will see where this troll copied and pasted this trash from.
Great to see Novak back at the AO. Hopefully will win.
Sitting back and relaxing ahead of the most important day in my schedule, St Nicholas day, going through some numbers and records:
Rafa 92 titles = 94 000 points
Novak 91 titles = 99 250 points
big titles – Rafa 59
Novak 65
year-end No. 1 – Rafa 5
Novak 7
weeks at No. 1 – Rafa 209
Novak 373
top 10 wins – Rafa 185
Novak 240
…and the list goes on and on….of course it’s 22>21 in GS, but look at the bigger picture, that’s about the only record Rafa has on Novak…. 2 000 points?
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Sorry, wrong thread.