Rome tournament director says Djokovic will need to follow the rules to play

Adam Copeland

Hall of Fame
Nadal is as obedient as a well trained pet (of the establishment), so is Federer, these are the posterboys of the corporates.

Novak is different from them, and imagine somebody here was saying that Novak is a part of the establishment ... LOL

Novak is a highly polarizing figure and as anti establishment as it gets.

Sad ... this attitude might be a problem for him with respect to Corona because this is a global issue, he can maybe fight ATP because he is the best player on the planet, but he cannot fight govts, he is not a nuclear power and neither is he Superman :D
 

bertrevert

Legend
1it appears the AO has gone from outlier to beacon pretty quick. Tournaments are falling into line in order to be sure beforehand. Signal is clear.

Tournaments also need be in line with majority, they in the business of popularity, and like a vote-seeker they are signalling they are with the majority's commitment to vaccination.
 

Adam Copeland

Hall of Fame
1it appears the AO has gone from outlier to beacon pretty quick. Tournaments are falling into line in order to be sure beforehand. Signal is clear.

Tournaments also need be in line with majority, they in the business of popularity, and like a vote-seeker they are signalling they are with the majority's commitment to vaccination.


Australia has set a precedent and made it easier for other slams to do the same, nobody wanted to be the first to do it, Australia did it, now the path is easier.
 

bertrevert

Legend
Australia has set a precedent and made it easier for other slams to do the same, nobody wanted to be the first to do it, Australia did it, now the path is easier.
And look it may well change however the state of play atm if you are running a successful tournament must be that you don't want to **** off your ticket buyers, nor **** off your host govt.

Craig Tiley exemption fiasco is a tournament getting above itself and reflect his ego.
 

Bartelby

Bionic Poster
Tiley was stabbed in the back on the issue. His only fault was over-estimating the significance of his tournament and his clout with government.

And look it may well change however the state of play atm if you are running a successful tournament must be that you don't want to **** off your ticket buyers, nor **** off your host govt.

Craig Tiley exemption fiasco is a tournament getting above itself and reflect his ego.
 

vive le beau jeu !

Talk Tennis Guru
Nadal is a rule-follower
on one hand....
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... but on the other one:
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Bartelby

Bionic Poster
Novak got a visa due to a valid exemption by the Federal Government regardless of this warning. Two courts found all his border entry papers were in order. They were issued by the Feds.

More like he was kicked on the balls. He had been warned in November but he ignored it.
 

Mustard

Bionic Poster
Doesn't Djokovic's Covid infection from December get him into Monte Carlo and Rome? Within 6 months.
 

Mustard

Bionic Poster
Nadal is a rule-follower so no need to worry on that front. On the other hand, he won't to be the one to profit from Novak's absences.

A bold statement.

And Nadal has always been pushing the rule boundaries on time between points, as we know, annoying enough people to introduce a shot clock onto courts.
 

Mustard

Bionic Poster
Nadal is as obedient as a well trained pet (of the establishment), so is Federer, these are the posterboys of the corporates.

LOL. Federer was the emperor, Nadal the gladiator. Nadal is an intelligent rebel, not a reckless one. His strong will is an orderly will, not the chaotic will of Djokovic. Nadal vs. Djokovic is order vs. chaos, routine vs. scatterbrain.
 

Adam Copeland

Hall of Fame
LOL. Federer was the emperor, Nadal the gladiator. Nadal is an intelligent rebel, not a reckless one. His strong will is an orderly will, not the chaotic will of Djokovic. Nadal vs. Djokovic is order vs. chaos, routine vs. scatterbrain.


Federer the emperor
Nadal the gladiator
Novak the Invader (like Ghengiz Khan)

Now that seems right

Federer's empire has fallen !
 

Candide

Hall of Fame
Forcing Novak to follow the exact same rules as everyone else is clearly a form of disgusting bigotry and politically motivated bias. Only by allowing him to ignore all of the established rules and to make up his own is fairness and justice guaranteed.

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tommyfr

Rookie
So why havent Djokovic taken the vaccine?
Consider the following data from a typical European country, Sweden on reported side effects of covid vaccine (reported by hospital staff or patient)

A. Reported SERIOUS side effects: 5526
B. Reported deaths: 280

And that's from Pfizer only. Then add for Moderna and Astra xenica, another 86 deaths plus almost 2000 more SERIOUS side effects.
.......
Other data:
Died from covid since July 2021.
Vaccinated 72 %
Unvaccinated 28 %
........
Other data
Average age those died; 82 years.

CONCLUSION
But big pharma propaganda, authoritarian politicians, and a sheep like population creates intolerance and hate for those with integrity and own stand not following the rules and mandates.
 

insideguy

G.O.A.T.
So why havent Djokovic taken the vaccine?
Consider the following data from a typical European country, Sweden on reported side effects of covid vaccine (reported by hospital staff or patient)

A. Reported SERIOUS side effects: 5526
B. Reported deaths: 280

And that's from Pfizer only. Then add for Moderna and Astra xenica, another 86 deaths plus almost 2000 more SERIOUS side effects.
.......
Other data:
Died from covid since July 2021.
Vaccinated 72 %
Unvaccinated 28 %
........
Other data
Average age those died; 82 years.

CONCLUSION
But big pharma propaganda, authoritarian politicians, and a sheep like population creates intolerance and hate for those with integrity and own stand not following the rules and mandates.
You don't even watch Tennis you logged on here to spout anti VAX propaganda. You have 180 comments mostly all within the last week. You probably watched your first tennis match yesterday and wouldn't know the difference between a racket and a baseball bat. Blocked.
 

Candide

Hall of Fame
So why havent Djokovic taken the vaccine?
Consider the following data from a typical European country, Sweden on reported side effects of covid vaccine (reported by hospital staff or patient)

A. Reported SERIOUS side effects: 5526
B. Reported deaths: 280

And that's from Pfizer only. Then add for Moderna and Astra xenica, another 86 deaths plus almost 2000 more SERIOUS side effects.
.......
Other data:
Died from covid since July 2021.
Vaccinated 72 %
Unvaccinated 28 %
........
Other data
Average age those died; 82 years.

CONCLUSION
But big pharma propaganda, authoritarian politicians, and a sheep like population creates intolerance and hate for those with integrity and own stand not following the rules and mandates.
My god, now I get it. Novak and you have seen through the veil of lies and misinformation. Done your own research and come to the only logical conclusion - one that the consensus of scientists, researchers and doctors throughout the world could not find. Thank you for opening my eyes to this grand conspiracy... nah, just kidding. IGNORE BUTTON.
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tennis_pro

Bionic Poster
So why havent Djokovic taken the vaccine?
Consider the following data from a typical European country, Sweden on reported side effects of covid vaccine (reported by hospital staff or patient)

A. Reported SERIOUS side effects: 5526
B. Reported deaths: 280

And that's from Pfizer only. Then add for Moderna and Astra xenica, another 86 deaths plus almost 2000 more SERIOUS side effects.
.......
Other data:
Died from covid since July 2021.
Vaccinated 72 %
Unvaccinated 28 %
........
Other data
Average age those died; 82 years.

CONCLUSION
But big pharma propaganda, authoritarian politicians, and a sheep like population creates intolerance and hate for those with integrity and own stand not following the rules and mandates.
I seriously don't know, man. It certainly works in Australia with 92% over 16 years of age vaxxed, ZERO covid policy, heavy lockdowns/restrictions etc. Here are the numbers to prove you wrong.

No wait.....
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These damn 8% antivaxxers LMAO.

The world is MENTALLY GONE. Australia certainly.
 

octobrina10

Talk Tennis Guru
Novak got a visa due to a valid exemption by the Federal Government regardless of this warning. Two courts found all his border entry papers were in order. They were issued by the Feds.
Djoko's lawyers in their submission for the first appeal stated that Djoko received his visa at the end of November and that the visa was not dependant on vaccination status.
Tennis Australia issued Djoko's exemption on 30 December, despite the fact that the Australian Government officials told Craig Tiley (CEO of Tennis Australia) twice in writing that having Covid within the last 6 months was not a valid reason for an exemption from vaccination.

 
I have to say it's hilarious watching Djokovic fans fall to pieces over this trend and watching Bart go apoplectic.
And now it's TWO courts that specifically found, on the merits, that all his papers were in order!

Djoko's lawyers in their submission for the first appeal stated that Djoko received his visa at the end of November and that the visa was not dependant on vaccination status.

Djokovic's actual lawyers saying it doesn't matter to Bart. He believes what he believes. He'll just tell you that the justices ruled that that part of the lawyers' submission was incorrect.
 

insideguy

G.O.A.T.
Djoko's lawyers in their submission for the first appeal stated that Djoko received his visa at the end of November and that the visa was not dependant on vaccination status.
Tennis Australia issued Djoko's exemption on 30 December, despite the fact that the Australian Government officials told Craig Tiley (CEO of Tennis Australia) twice in writing that having Covid within the last 6 months was not a valid reason for an exemption from vaccination.

After all of this my impression is Novak's case was basically someone told me I could come.
 
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