Djokovic still hopeful of playing in Miami

vive le beau jeu !

Talk Tennis Guru
Let him arrive by boat and that's it.
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and then... :sneaky:

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MeatTornado

Talk Tennis Guru
I'm not convinced he would actually show up even if he was allowed at this point. There's no reason to fly to America to play 1 hard court tournament right before the grind of the clay season begins.
 

jarko111

Hall of Fame
The governor of the florida state wants him there...
Oh I’m sure he does. I’m very certain the majority of Fox News folk (I know many) wouldn’t know what language you were even speaking if you said his name. Or who Fed even was. Couldn’t sit through a tennis match unless you paid them. But if Desantis pushes him to “poster boy” status he’ll be undisputed Goat in every southern state including Alaska (lol) if he never played another match.
A lot of these ‘nated folks live for Novak. He’s the real deal to them. A never ‘nated. (Don’t want to type the word) I think it’s instant deletion still?
 

Sudacafan

Bionic Poster
The most revealing hint that Djokovic does not want to play in the US, is that he is not taking the vaccine as every foreign player did.
I don’t know what else we are expecting.
 

ballamaz

Rookie
I've read ppl aren't even being checked for vaccination status in reality and they're getting through.

I agree that Djoko should move on. Nothing to gain from US in tennis terms.
 

Sudacafan

Bionic Poster
I've read ppl aren't even being checked for vaccination status in reality and they're getting through.

I agree that Djoko should move on. Nothing to gain from US in tennis terms.
So Nole should present himself unvaxxed at US Migration. Wait and see.
 

Mark-Touch

Legend
The most revealing hint that Djokovic does not want to play in the US, is that he is not taking the vaccine as every foreign player did.
I don’t know what else we are expecting.
Man I can't believe you freakin' still don't get it after all these years.
Like Djoker, I wouldn't take the jab if you paid me a million bucks!
Actually no amount of money would make me change my mind.
 

HFK

Professional
Why is he so adamant? Just focus on clay, why to go after Miami ? His aim should be to beat Rafa on clay, not Miami.

Tell me you don't know **** about tennis without telling me you don't know **** about tennis.
 

ballamaz

Rookie
So Nole should present himself unvaxxed at US Migration. Wait and see.

No, present himself as John Smith without his tennis gear and he might have a shot.

Or the better option, forget about the US altogether. There are more than enough opportunities elsewhere. US is hostile to him and he's won everything there a few times. Sounds like a no brainer.
 

Sudacafan

Bionic Poster
No, present himself as John Smith without his tennis gear and he might have a shot.

Or the better option, forget about the US altogether. There are more than enough opportunities elsewhere. US is hostile to him and he's won everything there a few times. Sounds like a no brainer.
It is a no brains really.
 

Baggio10

New User
Why is he so adamant? Just focus on clay, why to go after Miami ? His aim should be to beat Rafa on clay, not Miami.
Easy. He wants to enter the USA and set a precedent. This will make it harder to exclude him from the US Open later this year. I know COVID emergency declaration ends on May, but it is still not clear if they would allow unvaccinated foreigners. Also there is the possibility of re-instating the emergency declarations if there is a new variant or a spike of COVID cases.
 

thrust

Legend
I'm not convinced he would actually show up even if he was allowed at this point. There's no reason to fly to America to play 1 hard court tournament right before the grind of the clay season begins.
That, plus Biden is not going to do anything Desantis asks him to do, especially something Biden or the health officials do not believe in. I really do not think Novak is really upset about not being allowed to play Miami or IW. The USO, is all he cares about in the USA.
 

ForehandRF

Legend
I'm not convinced he would actually show up even if he was allowed at this point. There's no reason to fly to America to play 1 hard court tournament right before the grind of the clay season begins.
Maybe he wants to break the record there, given that now he is tied with Agassi at 6 titles :D
 

TheNachoMan

Legend
The most revealing hint that Djokovic does not want to play in the US, is that he is not taking the vaccine as every foreign player did.
I don’t know what else we are expecting.
If you think other players aren’t using fake vaccine certificates then i have beach land in Greenland to sell you.
 

Mark-Touch

Legend
So the only honest one who will not use fake certificate is Djokovic.
As I said above after all these years you still don't get it. :(
With Djoker he's working on two principles.
First, he will never take the jab.
Second, he's very interested in him defending his stance and having the public see this.
If he were to use a fake certificate it would show he caved in to the authorities.
He wouldn't want the public to see that, ever.
 

Soul

Semi-Pro
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