Let the record show that I have never liked Novak Djokovic. Something about him always gives me Aggressive Weasel. How many rackets has he smashed?
How many tennis balls has he swatted around randomly in anger?
Make sure you watch that entire clip. It’s from Summer 2020 when he, his wife, and three players tested positive for COVID at an event he was hosting because he doesn’t believe in social distancing. Or quarantining. Or the vaccine. But he does believes he’s special and that’s why he decided the rules of the Australian Open should not apply to him. Australia is not happy about it.
So here’s the deal. Novak Djokovic, who makes millions of dollars playing tennis, could have simply gotten two little shots — like everyone else at the Australian Open — and had the opportunity to make millions more dollars playing tennis. He has been flouting COVID restrictions virtually since the beginning of the pandemic and he believes, because he makes millions of dollars playing tennis, that the rules should not apply to him.
He applied for a medical exemption, which left a lot of people wondering what medical condition could he possibly have that would make the vaccine dangerous, while playing five sets of tennis day after day in the summer sun is completely safe. Novak was cleared to play in the tournament, but he was stopped at the airport, because the visa to enter the country itself was invalid. He lied on his visa about his recent travel, declaring he had not been anywhere in the 14 days before arriving in Australia when he had actually been in Serbia and Spain. His visa was revoked, and then a judge overturned it. And that’s why these newscasters called him an asshole.
Novak Djokovic is just a little snake who feels like he can do whatever he wants because he’s good at tennis. He tested positive for COVID in December (the basis of his medical exemption) and then did an interview and a whole photoshoot with tennis kids without telling anybody he had COVID. He was travelling while he should have been quarantining — not just for entry into Australia but because he also had COVID — and lied about it on his visa because he’s good at tennis.
Regardless of whether he can legally enter the country or play in the Australian Open, the Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has the ability to revoke Djokovic’s visa even though a judge overturned the ruling. And he should do so! There are Australians abroad who haven’t been able to enter their own country in two years. They’ve experienced repeated lockdowns and restrictions, and allowing this guy into the country is a slap in their face. Novak Djokovic does not care about COVID and Alex Hawke shouldn’t want someone like him running around the country and lying about his activities.
I’m sure they’ll let him play though. Because he’s good at tennis.
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