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art wrote:No Serena? Has she retired or is she giving this one a miss?
art wrote:Djokovic has had his visa revoked (BBC quoting Reuters).
melpax wrote:It appears that he applied for an incorrect Visa type, and there were also issues with his vaccination exemption paperwork. Looks like this will be played out in the courts, and Djokovic has been moved to hotel quarantine pending his deportation, most likely later today. For those outside of Australia, those of us in Melbourne must be double vaxxed to enter pubs, bars & cinemas, to dine at restaurants, and to remain employed, hence the lack of support for him here. Those who are unvaxxed without an exemption are excluded from employment & virtually all entertainment venues.
Live feed from 'The Age' here in Melbourne, will be interesting to see how it's played out during the day.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/aust ... 59m84.html
art wrote:Something I recall mentioned on BBC TV news was that applications for exemption to be approved were heard/reviewed blind. In my understanding the panel did not know whose application they were evaluating. Djokovic's application was approved. I also seem to recall that the panel were acting for the state concerned. Perhaps the problem is that the national authorities needed to grant exemption from the requirement for full vaccination in order for Djokovic to be allowed to enter the country.
art wrote:Something I recall mentioned on BBC TV news was that applications for exemption to be approved were heard/reviewed blind. In my understanding the panel did not know whose application they were evaluating. Djokovic's application was approved. I also seem to recall that the panel were acting for the state concerned. Perhaps the problem is that the national authorities needed to grant exemption from the requirement for full vaccination in order for Djokovic to be allowed to enter the country.
art wrote:Something I recall mentioned on BBC TV news was that applications for exemption to be approved were heard/reviewed blind. In my understanding the panel did not know whose application they were evaluating. Djokovic's application was approved. I also seem to recall that the panel were acting for the state concerned. Perhaps the problem is that the national authorities needed to grant exemption from the requirement for full vaccination in order for Djokovic to be allowed to enter the country.
RyanairGuru wrote:art wrote:Something I recall mentioned on BBC TV news was that applications for exemption to be approved were heard/reviewed blind. In my understanding the panel did not know whose application they were evaluating. Djokovic's application was approved. I also seem to recall that the panel were acting for the state concerned. Perhaps the problem is that the national authorities needed to grant exemption from the requirement for full vaccination in order for Djokovic to be allowed to enter the country.
That's basically correct. Both the Victoria State Government and Tennis Australia had 'blind' medical panels which cleared him to be exempt from Victoria's double-vaxxed laws (mentioned by Melpax up-thread), and cleared him to play at the Australian Open specifically.
He was not, however, granted an exemption to enter the country by the federal government. People on social media are calling this a backflip, politicians overruling doctors etc, all of which is rubbish. He needed a third exemption which he did not have, and did not have sufficient evidence to support his claimed exemption when asked about it by Australian Border Force officials.
It's really his own fault. You would think his management would have thought to look into what visa he needed.
luckyone wrote:art wrote:No Serena? Has she retired or is she giving this one a miss?
She has not officially retired but yes she is sitting out this tournament. She injured her hamstring at Wimbledon in July and hasn’t played since. Few people in tennis would be surprised if she has one more spirited run, but even fewer will be surprised if she doesn’t. Her days of being a regular contender are behind her.
Newark727 wrote:luckyone wrote:art wrote:No Serena? Has she retired or is she giving this one a miss?
She has not officially retired but yes she is sitting out this tournament. She injured her hamstring at Wimbledon in July and hasn’t played since. Few people in tennis would be surprised if she has one more spirited run, but even fewer will be surprised if she doesn’t. Her days of being a regular contender are behind her.
Womens' tennis is going to be weird without her - she's been contending for nearly my whole adult life.
Newark727 wrote:luckyone wrote:art wrote:No Serena? Has she retired or is she giving this one a miss?
She has not officially retired but yes she is sitting out this tournament. She injured her hamstring at Wimbledon in July and hasn’t played since. Few people in tennis would be surprised if she has one more spirited run, but even fewer will be surprised if she doesn’t. Her days of being a regular contender are behind her.
Womens' tennis is going to be weird without her - she's been contending for nearly my whole adult life.
Kiwirob wrote:Newark727 wrote:luckyone wrote:She has not officially retired but yes she is sitting out this tournament. She injured her hamstring at Wimbledon in July and hasn’t played since. Few people in tennis would be surprised if she has one more spirited run, but even fewer will be surprised if she doesn’t. Her days of being a regular contender are behind her.
Womens' tennis is going to be weird without her - she's been contending for nearly my whole adult life.
Women's tennis will be much better off without her. She's an easy beat these days for most top 10 women there's no point having her around anymore.
melpax wrote:Enter the lawyers.
As expected, he's stumped up for Senior Counsel, no doubt enticed from their Sorrento/Portsea holiday home.
Hearing to commence in the Federal Court shortly.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/ ... 59mdp.html
Edit: Newly appointed Silk, but looks like this one's experienced in immigration matters. No point getting in a high profile criminal defence QC/SC if they don't have much immigration experience. At least it looks like he has got some good advice.
https://www.vicbar.com.au/profile/8040
seb146 wrote:So no Serena and there has not been a good male tennis player since Andre....![]()
RyanairGuru wrote:Djokovic has been granted an injunction preventing him from being deported before 16:00 on Monday. His lawyers go back to court on Monday morning to challenge his visa cancellation, with any further injunctions beyond Monday afternoon dependent on what happens then.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/nov ... 59mdp.html
zkojq wrote:The entitlement of this guy....just wow. .
Kiwirob wrote:If he does manage to get into the tournament the crowd are going to be immensely hostile towards him, with his fragile ego it's going to be tough.
Redd wrote:zkojq wrote:The entitlement of this guy....just wow. .
Yeah I know Eh!?!??! Making his own medical choices, who the hell does he think he is!
I especially like the fact that they let it be known he'd be let in, then made an example of him! Nothing more funny than dishonesty and lies, that's what I say!
Djokovic's father has called his son "the Spartacus of a new world, which tolerates no injustice, colonialism and hypocrisy" in Serbian media. "My son is in Australian captivity tonight, but he has never been so free," he added. "From this moment on, Novak has become the symbol and the leader of the free world, the world of the poor and disadvantaged nations and peoples."
Redd wrote:Making his own medical choices, who the hell does he think he is!
Aesma wrote:I've read he has celiac disease. Of course plenty of people these days claim this without needing to prove it as it's not easy to prove one way or the other, well aside from making you eat gluten and see if really it hurts you.
There is no indication against taking any of the COVID vaccines when you have that disease anyway.
Tennis star Novak Djokovic had a vaccine exemption to enter Australia after a Covid infection on 16 December, his lawyers say in court documents.
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The documents state that an exemption certificate recorded that 14 days after testing positive in December, the player "had not had a fever or respiratory symptoms of Covid-19 in the last 72 hours".
There had been no prior announcement of his infection.
art wrote:Rules are rules. If he is entitled to enter the country x days after infection, let him in.
scbriml wrote:According to the BBC, papers filed by Djokovic's lawyers claim his vaccine exemption was based on a positive Covid test on 16th December.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-59920379Tennis star Novak Djokovic had a vaccine exemption to enter Australia after a Covid infection on 16 December, his lawyers say in court documents.
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The documents state that an exemption certificate recorded that 14 days after testing positive in December, the player "had not had a fever or respiratory symptoms of Covid-19 in the last 72 hours".
There had been no prior announcement of his infection.
Grizzly410 wrote:
And next day attended un event, took pictures with kids.
Not sure the covid infection exemption info puts him under better light.
https://twitter.com/BenRothenberg/statu ... 07586?s=20
Grizzly410 wrote:scbriml wrote:According to the BBC, papers filed by Djokovic's lawyers claim his vaccine exemption was based on a positive Covid test on 16th December.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-59920379Tennis star Novak Djokovic had a vaccine exemption to enter Australia after a Covid infection on 16 December, his lawyers say in court documents.
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The documents state that an exemption certificate recorded that 14 days after testing positive in December, the player "had not had a fever or respiratory symptoms of Covid-19 in the last 72 hours".
There had been no prior announcement of his infection.
And next day attended un event, took pictures with kids.
Not sure the covid infection exemption info puts him under better light.
https://twitter.com/BenRothenberg/statu ... 07586?s=20
melpax wrote:Summary of court documents & legal arguments.....
https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/migration-law ... e/djokovic