2022 In Between Grand Slam Thread

At the time of application it is made clear that you must fulfil the requirements of the visa. He didn't.

The rule is that foreign travelers to Australia must be fully vaccinated unless they have a valid medical reason why they cannot be. Djokovic did not have a valid reason not to get vaccinated when he applied for the visa.

Are you seriously suggesting it's ok to apply for a visa that requires you to have had covid, knowing you didn't, and then go out and get it before arriving?

Not to mention the fact that at federal level, prior covid infection is not a valid exemption anyway.

The exemptions are there for people who genuinely cannot get vaccinated, not for people who choose not to. He's hoping to squeeze in through a loophole, but to allow him in would be completely against the spirit of the legislation.

I Just Want to Play Tennis!

the visa thing is no smoking gun - hanging onto that is not convincing in the slightest

it's such a poor poor argument

I've applied for a visa for Australia on a few occasions.

And Yes I've actually applied for a visa before where I didn't have a yellow fever vaccine at the time but it was required to get into that country

I got it later and had it and the proof to show by the time that I got there - should I be shot now or at dawn tomorrow!?

As if quite a few players weren't in the same situation considering the ATP Tour vaccination rate was 65% at the start of November

Do you actually think about what you type?!

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I'd be shocked if he gets to play

The Australians look dumb enough as it is and backing down is not something they like to do

You can't be weeks off a tennis court and go into a tournament really, never mind a grand slam

I would say that his only chance is Monday - unless he would get out to be able do training etc from Monday if he got an extension/ verdict in his favour and the Australians were to appeal etc

But hard to see that happening as to be allowed to play / practice while a legal process is still ongoing he would need to "enter the country"

either wins on Monday or he's getting out of there

other players (and staff) got in ahead of him using the very same recent covid basis - it was accepted by the Federal Border Force of Australia

they had all the assurances like Djokovic did and they got in as they expected, with no "hold up"

of course they subsequently had to be "removed" for "retrospective parity" reasons!

Not really

The media and Australian public were piling in against Djokovic last year when Djokovic had the actual temerity to speak up for other players (not him) who didn't have access to tennis courts for practice during quarantine but were then expected to go on to play tennis at a grand slam and Kyrgios called him "a tool"

So you had the ridiculous situation of players hitting the ball off the walls of their hotel room when if a bit more thought was put into it that could have been avoided

But even Kyrgios must have copped on something with all the inconsistencies that have become apparent and fake news put out by the government spinners so far

"Mistake made with his Visa"

"Didn't have proof of recent covid on arrival"

"May have been lying"

All released through government sources.

Straight from the deputy prime minster in one case.

What exactly would you call it if not "fake news"?

Would you prefer the term horseshit?!

"fake news" is a term that is very much established in the vernacular (outside the confines of Glenroe in any case).

"Fake news is news or stories created to deliberately misinform or deceive. Fake news is often created to influence views or for political motives."

 "false or misleading content presented as news and communicated in formats spanning spoken, written, printed, electronic, and digital communication"

That's what you wrote.

35% of the ATP Tour weren't vaccinated at the start of November

It takes 6 weeks to be considered fully vaccinated with the most commonly available mRNA vaccines. At that stage most European countries and the USA were only using Pfizer or Moderna.

So they weren't fully vaccinated on applying for the visa - being fully vaccinated is a requirement to enter Australia, unless on a medical exemption.

They couldn't afford to wait until "fully vaccinated" to apply for their visa.

Plenty of players obviously were not fully vaccinated by the time they made their visa application

So they didn't fulfil the requirements of the visa at the time of application.

Either did Djokovic.

Should Djokovic and all these other players be shot - or what should happen to them exactly?

Trying to wriggle out of this rubbish argument of yours is bullshit!

Glasso I think we'll see quite clearly whose argument is bullshit tomorrow night.

Apparently the "government letter" Novak claims he received is just the automated email response you get after filling in the travel declaration online. 😂

Daily mail made up the government -reported case numbers did they? - hilarious point - nice one.

And Just ignore the fire when the house is on fire - that really makes a lot of sense! bravo mate.

Djokovic used the same process and reason that other players were let into Australia on - complete system cock-up on the part of the Australians.

if you're ignorant of that fact at this point then you should get up to speed.

At this point it's all such a farce the tennis is way in the back seat.