Posted on 01/07/2022 9:44:17 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski
The family of tennis champion Novak Djokovic read a statement from the player at a press conference on Thursday in his native Belgrade, Serbia, delivered from captivity in a migrant facility in Australia.
Australian authorities apprehended Djokovic upon arriving in Melbourne on Wednesday to prepare to compete in the Australian Open, one of the four top tournaments in professional tennis. Djokovic had published a social media post before getting on his flight to the country stating that he had received an “exemption” from the country’s onerous coronavirus vaccine requirements that would allow him to partake without being vaccinated. Upon landing, however, officials canceled his visa and rejected the paperwork he reportedly offered showing authorities he had received a medical exemption.
Reports on the ground suggest that the paperwork Djokovic offered came from Tennis Australia, the organization running the Australian Open, and not the federal government. Tennis Australia advertised Djokovic’s presence at the tournament long before the player weighed in.
Australian Border Force moved to deport Djokovic on Thursday, but the player appealed the decision. Reports indicate authorities will hear his appeal on Monday and have transferred him to a notoriously inhumane refugee detention facility in the meantime…
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The damage done to Australia’s reputation is already huge...and it will be massive if he’s not allowed to participate.
I perceive from this that if he does not participate it will have a massive damage to Australia’s reputation. I don’t because in the overall scale of problems in the world, some of which I named, it actually means so little on the scheme of things it almost doesn’t exist unless it is overstated and overblown. So will it have such a grand effect on a country’s “reputation” for doing what they have been doing following their laws and action because it is some overpaid athlete? Depends on what you consider important. A tennis match is no different than going to any other sporting event. It matters little.
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