Djokovic comments on Roland Garros COVID-19 testing rules
chrischris
G.O.A.T.
Yeah right
joekapa
Legend
Please explain where he is wrong. Vitamin D is a boost. Also it's a fact that those that suffer are the ones who are unhealthy. Diabetics, obese etc.
If good sleep, diets and exercise are alone sufficient , we would not have Olympians and so many sportsmen contracting COVID.
chrischris
G.O.A.T.
POSITIVE THINKING CAN PURIFY POLLUTED WATER..
joekapa
Legend
You contract it whether you are healthy or not. There is no force field around you.
But YOUR IMMUNE system plays a vital role in fighting it.
chrischris
G.O.A.T.
And quite horrible ones as such as far as we can tell.
Reminds me of Borg who lacked judgement outside the tennis court..
Tennis_Hands
Banned
Djokovic claims that he has those things dialled and still contracted COVID. He also went through it just like most of his age group, so it is unclear what he is claiming (apart from some superior knowledge, as apparent from his "I know, but I won't tell you" kindergarten level tirade).
chrischris
G.O.A.T.
But Nole is immune to understanding his limitations.. A Prime example of the Dunning Krueger effect. Check it out.
joekapa
Legend
I don't understand exactly what he said wrong. Any doctor will tell you this in regards to covid.
chrischris
G.O.A.T.
I doubt any doctor will say Nole said nothing wrong.
He says lots of stuff that are merely his opinions or fantasies.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
I completely agree with him that not enough is being done to educate people in ways of improving their general health and boosting their immune systems. Those are by far the most effective ways of protecting yourself against dangerous virusses , not just hiding away from each other and wearing masks.
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FRV3
Guest
Anyone else nervous of a conspiracy occurring? If FO don't like Novak for some reason they can DQ him via COVID. I'm not saying it's likely but sketchier things have happened in the past. I can't name them because well, uh, I'm guessing.
Tennis_Hands
Banned
Bartelby
Bionic Poster
The best thing you can do is to ensure that people are not fat, but that means taking on the sugar industry among other powerful lobby groups.
uscwang
Hall of Fame
Talk about pseudoscience. Despite all of his breathing exercises, sleeping routines, and special diet, did Nole get the virus or not? Hmmm
Did he beat the virus and opponents in Cincy and Rome?
Looks like his immune system beat covid fairly quickly
PerilousPear
Professional
A "positive" test is cooking up for Novak after his QF match as we speak.
chrischris
G.O.A.T.
Here he is more calm and makes good sense, Nice..
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
A "positive" test is cooking up for Novak after his QF match as we speak.
Let's hope so
Raul_SJ
G.O.A.T.
Players are able to walk on the streets of Paris?!
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Deleted member 369227
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Apparently, Roland Garros changed the COVID testing protocol, according to Serbian news portal B92.net. Unfortunately, I could not find confirmation in English anywhere on the web, but this news portal has a reputation of a reliable source of information in the past.
Google translate of the article is below:
Roland Garros chaged its COVID testing protocol
Source: B92.net
Monday, 28.09.2020. | 10:25 -> 10:40
The dust has been raised about the disqualification of Damir Dzumhur and Fernando Verdasco from Roland Garros due to a positive test for COVID-19, so the rules have changed. The organizers decided to change the "corona protocol" and to exclude from the protocol those players who already had coronavirus.
Namely, those tennis players who have contracted this virus and submit proof that they had, or still have antibodies, will not be expelled from the tournament. That means, therefore, that Novak Djokovic could not be expelled, as well as Aleksandar Zverev, Grigor Dimitrov, Benoit Perr and other players who were positive in the past.
This is certainly a relief because day-to-day testing certainly creates stress and uncertainty as to whether the scenario that Dzumhur or Verdasco went through will come about. It will now be easier for Djokovic and he can prepare for the first round duel against Swedish tennis player Mikael Imer in peace.
Google translate of the article is below:
Roland Garros chaged its COVID testing protocol
Source: B92.net
Monday, 28.09.2020. | 10:25 -> 10:40
The dust has been raised about the disqualification of Damir Dzumhur and Fernando Verdasco from Roland Garros due to a positive test for COVID-19, so the rules have changed. The organizers decided to change the "corona protocol" and to exclude from the protocol those players who already had coronavirus.
Namely, those tennis players who have contracted this virus and submit proof that they had, or still have antibodies, will not be expelled from the tournament. That means, therefore, that Novak Djokovic could not be expelled, as well as Aleksandar Zverev, Grigor Dimitrov, Benoit Perr and other players who were positive in the past.
This is certainly a relief because day-to-day testing certainly creates stress and uncertainty as to whether the scenario that Dzumhur or Verdasco went through will come about. It will now be easier for Djokovic and he can prepare for the first round duel against Swedish tennis player Mikael Imer in peace.
RF-18
Talk Tennis Guru
That's fantastic!
Tennis_Hands
Banned
Sure, Verdasco and Dzumhur must be ecstatic. Oh, and, BTW, it only shows that the RG organisers are removing the possibility for their tournament to be ruined by "unwanted" eliminations of important players. It certainly has nothing to do with medical evaluations: as of now it is not clear whether a person cannot be infected a second time or become a spreader.
RF-18
Talk Tennis Guru
Sure, Verdasco and Dzumhur must be ecstatic. Oh, and, BTW, it only shows that the RG organisers are removing the possibility for their tournament to be ruined by "unwanted" eliminations of important players. It certainly has nothing to do with medical evaluations: as of now it is not clear whether a person cannot be infected a second time or become a spreader.
Nadal can still get kicked out though. A pretty big player they didn't find a rule somewhere to invent to not kick out?
RG made a good decision here. These guys already had the virus.
Raul_SJ
G.O.A.T.
Zverev never tested positive In Serbia.
Only Djoker, Mrs Djoker, Goran, Dumitrov, and Coria.
Tennis_Hands
Banned
They can work with what is available to them. If they make a blanked rule that prevents all players from being removed that won't be tolerated by the official French authorities, and doing it only for Nadal will raise more questions.
RG made a good decision for the tournament, and it has absolutely nothing to do with a good medical decision. It also certainly is not "good" according to Verdasco, Dzumhur (and anyone in their position), who I assume, will be furious over this.
when quitting the ATP Player Council and forming this new structure, this is precisely what Novak claimed, that tournament officials didn't want to talk to him and the Player Council.
so, either Novak lied, or you are delusional.
Nadal_Django
Legend
Another win for PTPA! Great news.
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Deleted member 771911
Guest
As ND says he is no medical expert, so he should just keep quiet and follow medical advice and practice.
Like Carl Lewis' agent (Jackson) did to Ben Johnson.They may be fine now but expect Fed's sleeper agent to swap the results if Djokodal reach the SFs
Deep state does not like "MNGOAT again".
daggerman
Hall of Fame
Come on, dude. Even if I'm wrong, that doesn't make me delusional. Who taught you to speak to people?
Anyway, you have the facts wrong. Novak's claim was not that tournament officials "didn't want to talk to him." His claim was that the Players Council, given how it operated vis-à-vis the ATP governing body as a whole, had limited latitude to effectively serve the needs of the players. As I've said in a previous post, being listened to is distinct from (and prior to) having decisions made in your interest.
If you want to be precise, let's be precise. Let's not willfully misrepresent what people have said, my friend.
if you want to be precise, he also mentioned that tournament officials wouldn't answer their calls and he also said that they are laughing at us, this is why players needed this new organization.
life taught me how to speak to people, dude.
daggerman
Hall of Fame
Remediation might be in order, then.
and I was hoping for some fact based discussion whether Novak said or not that the tournament officials don't answer his calls, and how the PTPA would solve that
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