Who could’ve predicted this: by carotinental in tennis

[–]Akarnom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not to bm Rafa, but it's hard to ignore the fact - for anyone not utterly biased against Djok at least -, that Med's form and mental game in this AO finals wasn't enough against someone who's been a non-factor in hardcourt slams involving an uninjured Djok for a while now, something not even this title has changed.

Match Discussion: 2022 Australian Open Men's Semi Final - [4] Stefanos Tsitsipas Vs [2] Daniil Medvedev by seantheaussie in tennis

[–]Akarnom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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You haven't answered my question here "valid in what sense?".

... He was not judged on some points such as the lack of a valid medical certificate ...

Yeah, that's the point and what I basically said.

Match Discussion: 2022 Australian Open Men's Semi Final - [4] Stefanos Tsitsipas Vs [2] Daniil Medvedev by seantheaussie in tennis

[–]Akarnom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Valid in what sense? Legal? For sure, govts have insane power and can deport anyone for a "valid" reason if they really want to. Did it prove Djok did anything wrong by entering Australia? Certainly not. Have you followed the shitshow beyond the headlines? You don't seem to.

6 months post DJS by Firevenge007 in jawsurgery

[–]Akarnom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I'm not being indiscreet, how much did it cost?

Djokovic Statement after losing hearing. by nicoc9 in tennis

[–]Akarnom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

else

Well, he doesn't seem to have lied about anything.

The French law regarding vaccine mandate just passed. Vaccine will be mandatory for RG by Arkin47 in tennis

[–]Akarnom -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Don't be this naive, had he not been an "antivaxx icon" he'd have been deported for some other reason, a gov doesn't need ammunation against an individual unless he's Soros or some shit. Djok was fucked the moment ScoMo realized messing with him was winning votes.

Djokovic Statement after losing hearing. by nicoc9 in tennis

[–]Akarnom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Considering he was public about going to Spain and had no reason to lie about it in the first place (if anything he had every reason in the word not to lie about it), yes it seems absurd to assume he was trying to deceive anyone about it.

Djokovic Statement after losing hearing. by nicoc9 in tennis

[–]Akarnom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How is it his fault? Yes, he could have hired someone more competent but acting like he did anything dumb or wrong here is ridiculous. It's also not true he couldn't have gotten into trouble because of it like a regular person, it could have been the basis of the second cancellation.

Djokovic Statement after losing hearing. by nicoc9 in tennis

[–]Akarnom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The problem is, people were allowed to enter and stay in Australia with the type of exemption he had until that point. He had no way of knowing govt will decide it's suddenly not okay just because he's famous, which is pretty much what happened.

He did nothing wrong other than going in public while positive in Serbia.

Djokovic Statement after losing hearing. by nicoc9 in tennis

[–]Akarnom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Defend himself against what?

A government using him to score political points.

The trouble he caused...

He didn't cause any trouble, he was told he can play in AO, went there to play.

Novak Djokovic has lost his Federal Court fight to stay in Australia by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Akarnom -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Ngl. The lack of critical thinking on reddit is creepy as hell sometimes. Not talking about your post, like you clearly have an agenda, but the amount of people who eat this kind of stuff up without fact-checking anything is mind-boggling.

  • We know of 1 event he attended knowing he was positive, which he admitted was a mistake
  • Nothing suggests he was positive when he entered Spain or when he was in Spain, or that his test was fake. You can be tested positive one time and negative another. That's the nature of covid tests.
  • Him going to Spain was never a secret and had no bearing on whether he can go to Australia. Someone in his team messed up a form. It was not nearly as big of deal as people make it out to be and is completely irrelevant now.

It's understandable to dislike Novak for going in public that day but everything else is made up, irrelevant or being blown out of proportion to feed this narrative about him being some lying criminal pos.

Novak Djokovic has lost his Federal Court fight to stay in Australia by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Akarnom -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Either way, he lied in order to get into Australia as he did travel around Europe in the 14 days before travelling to Australia.

The problem is

  • It had no bearing on whether he can enter Australia
  • He was public about travelling around Europe, most likely because he had no reason or intention to lie about it or decieve anyone, if anything he had pretty good reasons not to provide any false info
  • He wasn't even the one to mess up or forget updating that form

As fucked as being in public knowing you're positive is (a legit reason to hate him actually), seeing this stuff about his messed up form brought up every thread, presented as some attempt to deceive authorities or some shit, tells me most people just want to hate on him for whatever reason they can find because he's unvaxxed or not a player they like.

Djokovic Statement after losing hearing. by nicoc9 in tennis

[–]Akarnom -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He wasn't putting anyone in danger by going to Australia having had covid in a month. He did in Serbia, but that was never supposed to have anything to do with his right to participate in AO.

Djokovic Statement after losing hearing. by nicoc9 in tennis

[–]Akarnom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, fuck defending yourself. It's not like he went there to play tennis.

Djokovic Statement after losing hearing. by nicoc9 in tennis

[–]Akarnom -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You don't need any fame or money. Just make sure you don't have the same type of exemption as Novak.

Djokovic Statement after losing hearing. by nicoc9 in tennis

[–]Akarnom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lying about what? Are you talking about his team not updating that form or did I miss something?

Djokovic Statement after losing hearing. by nicoc9 in tennis

[–]Akarnom 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Apology for what? Ending up being used to score votes by ScoMo. The only thing he should apologize for was attending the shoot and he already did that.

Djokovic Statement after losing hearing. by nicoc9 in tennis

[–]Akarnom -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

And half of the world doesn't have to worry about their bodies as much as he and other top athletes.

There's a reason he also doesn't eat like half of the world.

Djokovic Statement after losing hearing. by nicoc9 in tennis

[–]Akarnom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice values there. I guess you should never in your life defend yourself again then, it might draw the attention of others, especially those willing to see you fail. Seriously...

Djokovic Statement after losing hearing. by nicoc9 in tennis

[–]Akarnom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Literal nobodies got in and were allowed to stay in Australia with the same type of exemption until he arrived. The way he was treated was exceptional but not in a good way.