Novak Djokovic 'WILL be kicked out of Australia on Thursday'

[malaise]

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1549180/novak-djokovic-latest-australian-open-news-tennis-updates-coronavirus
Despite being let free on Monday, controversy remains over pictures showing the star out in public after testing positive for Covid in December.

Djokovic himself admitted to being aware of his positive test when attending an interview in the days following.

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Djokovic could be arrested by 'armed cops' who storm tennis court ex-official warns

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[Wahyee]

1. Good. Arrogant jerk. /eom

[malaise]

2. This still appears to be speculation

but I hope they kick him out of Australia

[canetoad]

22. Neither The Age

Nor the ABC is saying it's definite, only that the Minister is yet to decide if he'll cancel the visa.

This is a live page, constantly updating...
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/novak-djokovic-visa-saga-live-updates-immigration-minister-to-make-visa-decision-on-serbian-tennis-star-20220113-p59nx7.html



The world awaits the decision from Immigration Minister Alex Hawke on whether he will use his ministerial power to cancel tennis player Novak Djokovic's visa.

The question he must answer is this: Is Djokovic "a risk to the health, safety or good order of the Australian community or a segment of the Australian community", as stated in the immigration act?

According to Australian policy at the time that Djokovic boarded his flight on January 5 in Dubai, he was not a risk. By the time he landed, he had become one.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-13/novak-djokovic-health-risk-to-determine-visa-decision/100753502

[malaise]

27. Thanks sis

Will stick to your links

[canetoad]

39. I never let my cursor rest

Even briefly on a Murdoch link.

No news yet - I heard there was to be no decision on Thursday evening. It's 7am Friday here and nothing overnight although The Age is reporting Djokovic will appeal if he's kicked out.

[LiberalFighter]

3. Don't they have a cannon to shoot him out?

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Big Slingshot!

It will work, I'm sure of it!
I saw it in a cartoon!

[LiberalFighter]

23. Probably could make one with 3d.

[liberalmuse]

5. I don't watch tennis, don't know who he is

and don't care for people with his obscene level of self-entitlement. They should kick him out yesterday.

[Bleacher Creature]

6. It took long enough!!

He admitted to going out in public maskless the day after he tested positive. He's utter trash and needs to go.

[Botany]

7. W/out a doubt one of the greatest tennis players ever. The man has every shot, serve, and covers..

... the court better then I have ever seen but for him to spread the disease and then act like he knows more
about science and epidemiology then real experts shows me that he is a no good shit.

Fuck him. He is a punk.

[MerryHolidays]

10. Rafa and Roger are equally as good, and FAR better humans. Great fellows, the both of them

Unlike "No Facts" Djokovic.

[Botany]

25. Except on clay where Rafa is the best ever I have seen Djokovic beat both Rafa and Roger more ....

.... times then they have beaten him especially a few years ago when Roger's age wasn't a factor.
However this stunt by Djokovic makes me wish that he never gets to play big time tennis again.

[MerryHolidays]

30. Perhaps

Rafa has had lots of injuries, and Roger is a bit older.

It's funny: back in the 1970s and 1980s, folks like Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, and Jimmy Connors rarely played the Australian Open. While it was a grand slam, it ranked WAY below the other three Slams in terms of prestige. It was also in December during Christmas and New Year's Day, which didn't help attract the big names. The only time a big-name player played was if there was a shot at winning Grand Slam, and that didn't happen much.

Moving the Australian Open from December to January was an incredibly smart move, as it meant a player couldn't have a chance at a same-year Grand Slam without participating in the Australian Open. That changed in the early 1980s

I often wonder what the Slam tally for greats like Borg, McEnroe, and Connors would have been had they played the AO much more. Half of No Facts Djokovic's Grand Slams come from the AO. And while Rafa has the bulk of his from the French Open, I still personally think his haul is a greater accomplishment.

Of course, head-to-head competition numbers tell the story best.

[Botany]

31. I remember Djokovic outhitting Rafa on hard courts and grass and out playing Roger on grass and ...

.... hard courts when they were younger even though Roger was a bit older then Djokovic. Don't
get me wrong I like Roger a lot more than Djokovic and think head to head and if their ages were
even he would beat Djokovic.

However Djokovic actions in spreading the disease and lying to do so goes far beyond tennis and/or
sports the man is just a punk and an asshole. If he never plays again I am fine with that.

[MerryHolidays]

32. I agree....

I wish they would boot him out of there.

[tishaLA]

41. During many of her AO wins, Margaret Court played

only one or two players from outside Australia and Chris Evert only played it once before 1981. Imagine how different the record books would look if Court had to regularly face someone like Billie Jean in the AO and Evert/Navratilova etc regularly played AO earlier.

[Skittles]

8. this man is disgusting

I mean, WTF, that is serious lack of decency.

[RockRaven]

9. Didn't the tennis overlords threaten a three year ban for people faking documents, or

was that just an internet rumor/bullshit?

(note: I'm not asking if the ban would actually happen. He's the #1 player in the world, OF COURSE they won't end up banning him for 3 years, I'm just asking whether that tough talk/bluster from the powers that be ever actually happened)

[Raftergirl]

17. No. If he gets deported it's a 3 year ban from entering Australia.

Nothing to do with the tennis powers that be.

[RockRaven]

19. Okay, thanks, either I massively misunderstood something I read on DU, or that poster had done so

Either way, that's a big difference.

[tanyev]

11. Give him the boot!

Last edited Sun Jan 16, 2022, 09:49 AM - Edit history (1)

[SoCalDavidS]

12. I Still Doubt That He Will Be

I know, I know, Matt Gaetz was going to be arrested last May, and it is imminent that TFG is going to be charged with all sorts of crimes, and now Australia is going to nut up and kick this POS out of their country.

I'll still believe it when I see it. I still believe that there are forces who want him to compete in the tournament, and are going to see to it that he does.

The idea of him being arrested and led off the court during a match, seems as far fetched as all those memes from years ago showing Karl Rove being dragged away in handcuffs. I'll believe it when I see it. I must admit, it would be glorious, which is why I don't expect it to happen.

[BlackSkimmer]

16. Yep, I hear ya.

Believe it when I see it.

[spanone]

13. K&R

FUCKER

[dalton99a]

14. Asshole thinks he owns the world

[BlackSkimmer]

15. I can't imagine "armed cops storming a tennis court" lol.

That seems a doubtful source.

But I hope he’s kicked out.

[Raftergirl]

18. The latest is if the Minister of Heath

revokes his visa, he can file a review of the decision with the court. It would be heard by Fed court at the earliest tomorrow and if not next week. He can stay until then and play but if the court agrees the revocation is valid, he will be kicked out of Australia even if mid tournament.

Link to tweet

?s=20

[TomDaisy]

20. BYE ASSHOLE

[Celerity]

21. Sis, your article does not state what you claim, sorry.

[malaise]

28. I agree but it was their headline

We'll see

[Celerity]

29. they must have changed it

[SoCalDavidS]

36. Once Again, Pretty Much The Exact Opposite Of What Was Posted

How is that Matt Gaetz Imminent indictment from last May coming along?

[malaise]

37. Very nicely n/t

[SoCalDavidS]

38. I Do Apologize

I hate being rude or abrasive, but all of these wonderful things being posted are giving a false belief that there is accountability and justice. Rather, it is apparent there is not, and the pessimistic view wins out the vast majority of the time. And not just a majority of the time, but a VAST majority.

Honestly, I believed from the beginning that he would end up playing in the tournament. Douchebag that he is. The little details of his Douchieness that have come out, never dissuaded me from thinking that he would get his way, and those who find him reprehensible, would be left feeling dejected and taken advantage of.

And here we are. Sad to say the reality is that if you are special, you can act like the biggest Asshole if you feel like it.

But the media will still keep that positive spin out there, to make everybody think that THIS TIME will be different. It won't, and the path of disappointment will win out the VAST majority of the time, for those of us who long for decency and accountability.

[malaise]

42. Novak Djokovic: Australia cancels tennis star's visa Published1 minute ago

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-59991762

Australia has revoked tennis star Novak Djokovic's visa for a second time in a row over his right to remain in the country unvaccinated.

The decision on "health and good order" grounds means he could be deported and get a three-year visa ban.

However, the 34-year-old Serbian can still launch another legal challenge to remain in Australia.

[LudwigPastorius]

24. "Djokovic himself admitted to being aware of his positive test when attending an interview..."

What a prick!

[orleans]

26. he's a piece of shit nt

[MustLoveBeagles]

48. Yep

[Raftergirl]

33. So far nothing from the Minister of Health.

and it’s the middle of the night in OZ.

All of TennisWorld was glued to the Prime Minister’s presser thinking the draw being delayed had something to do with that. But nothing and draw was done.

So L’affaire Novaxx Covidivic continues on.

[muriel_volestrangler]

34. The Express? That means the chances have increased he will be allowed to stay

The Express is a dumb tabloid. It's not just its ideology that's the problem, it's that it prints any old dumb shit that springs into the mind of its staff. The other tabloids have a strategy and plan; the Express just makes its readers dumber.

[malaise]

43. BBC Novak Djokovic: Australia cancels tennis star's visa

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-59991762

[SoCalDavidS]

35. Another 100% Accurate Prediction nt

[BlackSkimmer]

40. Lol, I think Thursday is over in Australia now.

[malaise]

44. Looks so

Ha

[SoCalDavidS]

45. It Does Seem To Be The Case

They are saying he has an uphill battle to get the decision reversed.

But he still does have the opportunity to appeal a 2nd time, so it's not over yet.

Hopefully his appeal over the weekend is unsuccessful, and he is on a plane back to Serbia by Monday, and prohibited from competing that day.

[SoCalDavidS]

46. You Were Correct

Australia really made him accountable.

[radius777]

47. Eff him, wish we could deport Aaron Rodgers. /nt

[malaise]

49. Good riddance

His title defense is insignificant in the scheme of things