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The way Djokovic has been treated since winning the first appeal is an utter disgrace. He is not a threat to Australia. He didn’t come here to excite any unvaxxed movement whatsoever. They perfectly know it. Yet after a week of not being able to ensure they’d win on the basis
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"He came up to me in the locker room. Told me he knows how difficult it is for me right now but that it'll all come along. He doesn't have to do it, it's very nice from him to do it. He isn't praised enough", Shapovalov about Djokovic.
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Cancelling Djokovic’s visa for public interest. Like the guy is a menace for Australia… Yet it took a week and until 6pm on Friday to make decision about such menace. Again: giving exemptions is putting players into a political game they’re not made for. Bad idea from the start.
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We can talk about the Next Gen all the time but I’m sorry: nobody out there plays like Djokovic and Nadal. Nobody can do what those two are doing right now. That’s why it’s still all about them. The level they can reach remains unmatched.
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Between Rafa winning a GS on one foot and Novak winning one with a massive abdominal tear. Roger reaching second week of one on one knee and Andy still being competitive with a fake hip... Like, the Avengers remain the Avengers...
#AgingAvengers
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Djokovic sending kisses and heart signs from the window… of his detention center. Tennis season 2022: never thought we’d start by writing this…
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Australian government still threatening to deport someone after justice said they have zero reason for it, says everything about this case. And everything about what might be going on in many other ones. And it’s kinda scary…
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Difference between Djokovic and Voracova is that one can pay for a full team of lawyers and one can’t. Should the Tour automatically provide legal counsel? After all, she was picked up from an officiel competition,then deported with a 3 year ban that will prevent her from working
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Novak is now 34. Andy is also 34. Meaning Rafa soon turning 35. And Roger will turn 40 real soon. I'm sorry, when did that happen!? I am not ready. Where is the psychological support line??
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Nadal on French TV said that his worst moment of the tournament was after the match against Moutet as he just couldn't walk anymore. Said he had to have his foot anesthetized to be able to keep going, thanked the doc form the Spanish federation.
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Hearing Shapovalov saying these two weeks have been draining. Which is normal. Then think about Djokovic being on an AO - RG and Wimbledon finals streak + u add the pressure going with the hisory making bonus in Paris.Again, he's entirely something else in the game & in the head.
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Also, as for each Novak Djokovic's achievement, please spare a thought for Jelena Gencic. She saw everything first, set up the mold for Novak to thrive in. Foundations, rock solid from such an early age. If it wasn't fate, I don't know what is.
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people from returning to their country during a freaking pandemic, I guess nothing should be surprising anymore. Unreal twisting of the law here. Unreal treatment inflicted to their 9 time champion after all he did for the event and the city. Shameful. Dark ages all around.
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This is great. Sampras was Novak’s tennis idol while growing up.
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Again, drag Djokovic all you want for his part in this administrative mess. Remembering it took several parts to tango there… But there is zero way to justify deporting him for being a menace to Oz, public order, health and whatnot. This is wrong from every angle.
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Arriving in Melbourne, all I saw were ads about the battle between Rafa and Roger for the GS record. This man is like: "let me remind you who is the record holder of the AO titles, people. His initials are ND."
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« Rafa and I had a little laugh today in the locker room after I won against Tsitsipas. We joked that the old guys are still not giving up. It’s great to play him again in the final », Djokovic
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"Andy, Sam is the first American to..", Andy : "Male player. He's the first male player". Lord, I nearly clapped.
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Also debatable behavior from Sabalenka at that net. She know she’s getting no handshake so what is she doing? Interesting close up then on the little smile she sends to her box while Svitolina is getting booed.
Embarrassing from some in the Court Philippe Chatrier crowd to boo Elina Svitolina considering the circumstances. Get a grip. Shameful.
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Because it’s a possibility that you’re all losing your minds at Djokovic being in Melbourne on an exemption, when there are already several players in the city on said exemption. And if the Vic gov was so against said exemptions: why have they allowed the whole process?
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Really, either the tour puts a vaccine mandate (u know I vote yes on that) or they make sure that the exemptions they're giving have been validated by gov authorities. Never should Djokovic be detained by police for 6 or 8 hours. Like, really... seriously. Nobody wins here.
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of this exemption administrative mess, and also to avoid having to again say that yes the Australian authorities had created that process, they pick a procedure where you don’t even have to bring evidence of what you’re accusing the person of. He’s being deported for a sentiment
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Novak Djokovic: first player in Open Era to win each Grand Slam title twice. Second Career Slam! Major number 19! Status of his RG final demons: RIP.
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Del Potro trying to cheer on Almagro who is crying on his chair. He even packed his bag. Del Po is amazing.
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Also sorry but if that hindrance rule starts to be enforced like that, Sabalenka isn’t going to be able to play a single match anymore… 👀
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As for Djokovic: his goal was not MC, nor Belgrade, nor Madrid, and won’t be Rome. His goal is Roland-Garros and he’s nearly caught up with his best form on just this Spanish week. He’s now nearly ready whereas he was so far away just like three weeks ago.
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he might create in others. That gov who basically said yesterday that meh ok his exemption is valid but we don’t care, whereas it was the cause for the start of this mess. The extremities they’ve gone to avoid losing face are shocking. But for a gov that has prevented its own
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Petty note: you ask him to pay for the gov lawyers fees in that last appeal? Well, they can take it from the money he gave Australia to support the fighting of the bushfires! He wasn’t a threat to Australia then…
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WTF is that behavior!? And also: is there an umpire on that chair or is that person just here chilling around?? Unreal.
erasing the ball mark and celebrating when your opponent retires from the match is a new low for sportsmanship in tennis
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Personal opinion on what Djokovic should do:Get Out Of Here.This gov made a personal case of this,felt humiliated when he won the appeal,will milk every inch of it for political interest. It’s ceased long ago to be about border forms /vaccine status.Time to go back to safe place.
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The true winner of this match. And by far.
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« I failed, I failed, I failed, and that’s why I succeeded in the end », Djokovic quoting Jordan.
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So much respect for Osaka's honesty right now... Saying her memory of her US Open victory is bittersweet, that following days weren't "the happiest". Said she was happy to have Tokyo to put her mind off all of this. She still tries to push it to the side. This is so unfair.
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Could we cut the grandiloquent columns and go back to the main thing? Naomi Osaka won her first GS title, making history for Japan, by beating 23th GS champion Serena Williams. 20yo wonder. Incredible family story. She should be the story. Rest is written in the rules.
#Thanks
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« Without the press, without people traveling & writing the news and our achievements, probably we wouldn’t be the athletes that we are today. We wouldn’t have the recognition we have around the world. I understand her but the media are a very important part of our sport », Nadal
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So they gave a 3 year ban to Voracova? Just because she was in the Djokovic cross fire. Wow… I’m sure ITF and/or WTA can now give her legal counsel…
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Djokovic leaves the practice court as Swiatek wins. He stops in front of giant screen and just says « WOW »
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This outfit is so glorious. Even the socks. And look at this close up on the shoes. omg. Nike, You Can Take My Money.
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Gonna start to run out of superlatives to describe what Novak Djokovic is achieving. He’s getting all the records some were telling him he’d never get. 20 GS titles. 6 Wimbledon,including 3 in a row. AO - RG - Wim : ✅ ! Gonna land in NYC to go for the calendar Slam.What A Champ!
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Djokovic dit qu’il a donné sa raquette au petit garçon parce que : « je l’ai eu dans les oreilles pendant tout le match, il me coachait, me donnait des conseils, me disait ‘tiens ton service’ ». Ce gamin est mythique.
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Can't take this Djokovic celebration off my mind. Trying to think about last time a tennis champ just stood there on centre court both so graceful and so defiant. BBC showed the close up later and gosh that look on his face was something. A perfect summary of his journey?
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What Novak has achieved through this era of the game when being roommate with Nadal and Federer is just incredible. This short list for the GOAT title gets more crazy to get in season after season. Think about what the next gens will have to achieve to matter here!
#GoldenEra
The only player in HISTORY to complete the Career Golden Masters 🙌
Congratulations,
@DjokerNole
! 🎉
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Maybe the greatest Djokovic celebration, just standing there alone on that court. Like a « nobody can break me » moment. Just enjoying the moment. Very respectful of Federer’s distress.
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Morrison out! Hello! 🎉 Well, he didn’t get any benefits in the end of ridiculously detaining Djokovic twice. He tried hard though… Karma… lol
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Everybody: going for the Golden Slam must be so much pressure now for Djokovic.
Novak:
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Btw, it also means that the other persons having been deported for the same reason than Djokovic after having entered Australia without issue on the same visa shouldn’t have been deported at all. Renata Voracova should still be in Melbourne…
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« Public interest »,« good order », « health »,« Australian sacrifices »: so vague/wide that immigration minister could cancel any visa and detain/deport anybody they would see fit.If Djokovic’s case proves breaking laws, say it and deport him.This is something else,&kinda scary
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Medvedev in Oz, Tsitsipas at RG and now gonna go for Berrettini at Wimbledon: Novak holding the Big3 fort against the NextGen like Gandalf on that bridge, "you shall not pass" and scenes.
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Convinced that Djokovic in the end loses that match in the second set TB. Coming back to a fifth looked like a miracle. Still he nearly did it again. At 36. Absolute legend in his own way.
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You wanna fix this for the whole season? Easy: no exemption. Case closed. You don’t wanna do this, then ok keep the exemptions but then enforce them and don’t send your players under the (political) bus then. If it was up to me: vaxx for everybody, NBA style :)
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I personally will miss Maria Sharapova on Tour a lot. She's always been the utmost professional with media. I was lucky through the years to see the funny side of her. She could be hilarious. And so smart. One of a kind. Someone who'll strive in everything she puts her mind to.
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Del Potro was a warrior on court and a teddy bear of court. A gentleman. A true nice guy. So many nice memories of him… He’d never cross you without a hello, a smile or a wink. He’d always make an effort to answer every question. Now go enjoy your life, champ!Be done with rehab!
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Svitolina explains that she spent months with coach Sluiter discussing the game style she needed, the game styles of rivals, that he watched huge amount of her matches and that then they made tough decisions. Once again for those in the back: coaches do matter.
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Mauresmo just announced that matches will start at 10am on ALL courts tomorrow. So one more match on Chatrier. Security to be tightened, umpires have been asked to be more struck for disruptive actions during points. Mauresmo also said she’s sick of seeing the Chatrier empty.
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Barty: "Press is part of the job. We know what we're signing for. Never had any issue doing it. But I can't comment on what she (Naomi) might be going through."
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Seriously, every other post in my feed is still Djokovic getting stopped somewhere in the Olympic village for selfies or a chat. And he seems to enjoy it! Is there anyone there who hasn’t gotten one yet?? Ah ah, really kinda amazing.
Novak Djokovic en
#Tokio2020
"Oh, El Salvador. Estamos en el mismo edificio, ¿no?", dijo el serbio al recibir un pin de El Salvador. Ambos países están en la Torre 3 de la Villa Olímpica.
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Yep, at this point, I don’t think anyone now wonders why/how there are people detained for nearly a decade in this Oz « hotel »…. Australian gov has been telling on itself a lot… And it’s not pretty at all… What a mess, way way beyond Djokovic’s case.
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A big thought for
@darren_cahill
because without him, I doubt Halep would have ever gotten above that mental block in GS. He def helped her find the keys.
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People coming into my mentions to justify a government power to disregard justice process. Get your heads out of the Djokovic’s case and think, please.
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Also got warning for coaching from same umpire.Also got time violation in final yesterday that upset him and made him rant. And as all other top players, he moved on and cut it after 1 warning cause knows what comes next.Disagree w/ Ramos ok but calling him sexist/racist isn’t ok
Same umpire but this time a man ... Djokovic was penalized for ... wait for it Attitude!
But see how the episode starts and see how it ends ...
No personal insults ... just query the officiating and end it there
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If Novak was able to come back from that Wawrinka loss in RG final, he'll come back from that, no problem.He's been through enough to know he will. It's not a career-defining moment, it's jus the disaster of a day. Turn around to clay will be rough but Vajda will find the words.
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8 Australian Open. First men in the open era to win a Grand Slam in three different decades. He keeps raising his GOAT-ability. He keeps putting his name in the mix when many thought it was a done deal. Who knows where he’ll finish. What a journey.
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Novak already done with his press conference:praised Alcaraz nerves under pressure, how bold he was at such young age.Djokovic also said he was disappointed at how he didn’t take his chances nor was able to manage those BH returns, but has gained lots of confidence from that week
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Djokovic looked very disappointed while walking out of the court. I take it as one more good sign. He's feeling competitive again. Really, it could be a turning point for him this week, he gained so much time and found back so much of his game. He's not that far anymore.
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Can they please move him to another place… Like… Has anyone been able to assess how he’s doing. Because it’s all paperwork drama and Tour rules stuff until you detain him into this kind of facilities. In the end, who messed up what, whatever: Djokovic should not be put there.
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@djwinterman
@PrettyMill1
@PhyliciaRashad
Being a rapist apologist hurts people, yes. It's not being an independent thinker. Shame on her, shame on the enablers.
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The only moment when Jannik is looking stressed out there today is when he walks to his chair as he tries to assess how slow he needs to walk for Grigor to pass first. I’ve picked up on this a few times since the first set and it’s hilarious.
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I mean… Novak won everything. Rafa won everything. And look how much it still means to them today. And Roger dragged his knee down to the clay to negotiate with it for Wimbledon, at 39. Nope, mold broken after them.
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Not sure how many players DQed at a GS event they were fav to win would have brushed it off and come right back to win a M1000 on a totally different surface. With a smile. Like nothing happened. I mean...
#ChapeauNole
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« The best match I was ever a part of at Roland-Garros. Top 3 of my entire career », Djokovic
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That’s a rough end of Olympics for Djokovic who started them so well. But he committed fully, tried his best and accepted to face this historical challenge so props to him. Physically, it’s a wonder he went through clay - grass and Tokyo so well. Let’s hope he can go to NYC, 100%
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Let’s also not forget the people rotting in this detention hotel for close to a decade now. They shouldn’t go back into the shadow because Djokovic is out. Same as the covid cases won’t go down as soon as Novak is in the plane… Like, collective wake-up call needed there.
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If people think hostile crowds are the key to break that man, they might wanna replay USO 2015 final or Wimbledon 2019… Getting under his skin has often proved more helpful…to him. Novak’s biggest nemesis here will be himself, really. 1 down, 6 more to go.
The first test is cleared in
@DjokerNole
's calendar Grand Slam pursuit 👏
He moves past an inspired Rune 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-1.
#USOpen
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If I get this Djokovic mess right: he's now not having issues at border because of the exemption (as it's been granted) but because he doesn't have the right visa. So have the other players who have been exempted already entered Melbourne without issue (and so w/o uproar)?
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Djokovic reaching week 286 as world number 1, joining Sampras. Will pass him this month. Quite the feat! But the only number he cares about is 310. It’s the next one, the record of Federer. One who many thought wasn’t gonna be broken ever. But look who’s running to it...
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IRON MAN IS ALIVE AND HIS NAME IS NOVAK DJOKOVIC !
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Djokovic starts his Grand Slam quest, trying to do the "Four-In-A-Row".Craziest? 1) He has already hold the 4 Grand Slam titles at the same time in 2015-16.
#NoleSlam
2) He has already done 3 times the "Little Slam" 3) He's the 1st in Open Era to win each GS twice.
#LetsNotForget
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"I didn't expect that in the darkest dream, it was just too much," said Voracova, who admitted bursting into tears during questioning. It was as if I were watching a film -- a long interrogation with instructions such as 'undress, get dressed'", Voracova from last Rt.
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There was everything in Djokovic’s reaction after match point. He went through tennis hell for two years, he got his confidence shot like never before. But he came back, again. What A Champion.
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I still don’t understand why the Tour didn’t just freeze those Wimbledon’s points… Makes little sense to destroy the ranking like that in a power struggle with the Slams when u say I do what u do to protect the players…
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« The crowd is chanting Roger, I hear Novak. It sounds silly but that’s what I do », Djokovic about the mental work he did today out there.
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I think Rafa of the first round was winning this today. Same for Novak with a torn meniscus.
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Djokovic says he's not a fan of the change Wimbledon made this year in allowing players to practice on Centre Court before the start of the tournament. Says he never thought someone would be allowed in before the defending champion.
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Rafa's phone comes on. "Sorry, my mom doesn't know I'm in press conference". Laughs.
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Djokovic became the 5th man in history to win the first 3 Grand Slam tournaments of the season: Jack Crawford (1933), Don Budge (1938), Led Hoad (1956) and Rod Laver (1962,1969). The place in history he has created for himself in this legendary era of the game.. Utter madness.
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By the way, don’t even ever @ me again about how five set matches need to die. Or about how it’s meh to see always the Big 3 in the last stages of GS. ARE YOU WATCHING THAT MATCH?!
#RoyalEra
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Remarkable that gov isn’t even asked how this exemption process, apparently a safety hazard for Australia as a whole, has been able to be implemented with the full knowledge of Australian authorities. They’ve basically been suing themselves for a week. But why make sense,hey?
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Can’t believe the winner of that match doesn’t get the trophy… Tricky now for Djokovic: needs to recover, forget he just beat Nadal and try to go through Tsitsipas. Won in 5 sets last year in semis vs the Greek.
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People: yeah surely he’s gonna struggle to get the inner fire going after losing that US Open final.
Novak:
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French sports minister confirms unvaccinated athletes will be allowed in competitions, because of the sanitary bubbles of those events. Question of quarantine being discussed.
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He did say it: five sets, whatever it takes!! And here’s Djokovic into the US Open final! Unreal: one win away from the calendar Grand Slam. A « pinch me » moment: history already made, really. 27 GS matches won in a row this year. Toughest one coming vs Medvedev now.
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Every day I think this Djokovic story cannot get into more of a mess. And still every day it does. The rest of the season better be flawless because of not our sanity is never gonna hang in there until November. Like… seriously…
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