The Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, had already pronounced the last word on the Novak Djokovic affair more than a week ago: “The rules are the rules”, and they also apply to the best tennis player in the world, whether he likes it or not. .
Djokovic will not be able to participate in the Australian Open in Melbourne and even before the tournament starts he is already one of the biggest losers. Unfortunately, it caused some collateral damage in the process. The reputations of the Australian authorities, the tournament organizer and the ATP world tennis federation were also tarnished during the never-ending Djokovic saga.
succession of lies
We can accept that Djokovic, who is a convinced anti-vaccine, landed in Melbourne in early January in good faith that the documents he had provided were sufficient to enter. But when he saw that it was not, things became absurd.
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Suddenly, a contagion of coronavirus was revealed from which he had already recovered and which had not been mentioned before, but which made him a person recovered from the disease. Then came a public apology when it became clear that, as an infected person, it would have been better not to meet a group of children and journalists a day after testing positive. In addition, a supposed new positive test appeared out of nowhere, which quickly turned out to be false.
One lie almost always leads to others, and at some point the entire construction collapses. It would not be surprising if the Serbian had to rectify again and admit that the test that was done in December was false and that in reality he was not infected at all, so that he is not prosecuted for violating the anti-covid-19 regulations in Serbia. and Spain. If this were to occur, it would likely lead to further investigations for document forgery or deception.
Who is the idiot?
Djokovic seems to live in a universe of his own, in which he is the sun around which everything revolves. The fact that he is revered as a saint in his native Serbia and that there have been public demonstrations for his release certainly does not help him keep his feet on the ground. Neither do Djokovic’s father’s statements that his son would be crucified like Jesus.
It is good that Australia’s Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has shown more realism with his decision to revoke Djokovic’s visa. It is a pity that the athlete and his advisers did not realize that the fight could not be won and have presented another resource. It’s good, again, that this too was ultimately rejected.
“We all play by the rules to come to Australia and participate in the tournament,” Djokovic’s rival Stefanos Tsitsipas said in an interview with Indian television channel WION a few days ago. “A very small minority decided to go their own way. That makes the majority look like an idiot,” the Greek added, referring to Djokovic’s decision not to get vaccinated and even venture into the tournament.
Fake! The idiot in this story is Djokovic.
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