Tennis ITF Australian Open 2022

[NikolaB 452]

1 hour ago, Federer91 said:

Renata Voracova arrested now, after playing a warm-up tournament. You can only guess how many players (and regular people) had no problem with the exemptions, because they are not famous and can fly under the radar. Two-faced Australia now backtracking on their own absurd  rules and going full populism. If this was Russia, we know what internet and media would have been.

Novak Đoković, Li Na, Grigor Dimitrov, Pavel Levandovski, Maria Sharapova, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Agnieska Radwanska, Nikola Jokić, Janica Kostelić and so on, will never be on the same level with Andy Rodick, Andy Murray, Ronny O'Sullivan, Tiger Woods, Dirk Nowitzki, Bode Miller.... And only difference is their nationality. Marion Jones is great champion with a few wrong steps in career, but Suen Yang is satan himself.

[Makedonas 2,239]

16 minutes ago, NikolaB said:

Pavel Levandovski

Who? Do you mean Robert Lewandowski? 

[Federer91 3,028]

12 minutes ago, Makedonas said:

Who? Do you mean Robert Lewandowski? 

His point exactly, nobody knows him 

[Makedonas 2,239]

I think the Voracova situation is crazy and makes Djokovic look much better now. It shows that Australia was allowing others who followed the same process in, and it was not just "arrogant Djokovic getting special permission because he is famous" as people were saying. Nobody is blameless in this situation, but now Australia looks very bad for originally allowing it and now changing their minds. It's too late for that. You can't give people exemptions and then revoke them. Going forward, they should be more consistent to avoid messy situations such as this.

[Dunadan 1,103]

2 hours ago, Vic Liu said:

But it's not Russia and the targets all from East Europe. So no one to blame.

Ah, the old times when you'd get at least 10 replies specifying that Czech Republic etc. aren't in Eastern Europe.

Nowadays, even on something completely unlerated to nationality, everyone is Eastern if they can play the victim of the Big Bad West 

[NikolaB 452]

1 hour ago, Makedonas said:

Who? Do you mean Robert Lewandowski? 

You know what I mean 

[Monzanator 4,783]

Australia is a mess. Their hard lockdowns measures look more desperate & unsuccessful the longer the pandemic lasts (and it will last for some years yet IMO).

 

Meanwhile French sport minister says French Open will allow unvaccinated players (including Djokovic himself of course)

 

https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/33011964/novak-djokovic-allowed-play-french-open-even-unvaccinated-france-sports-minister

[NearPup 3,505]

3 hours ago, NikolaB said:

Novak Đoković, Li Na, Grigor Dimitrov, Pavel Levandovski, Maria Sharapova, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Agnieska Radwanska, Nikola Jokić, Janica Kostelić and so on, will never be on the same level with Andy Rodick, Andy Murray, Ronny O'Sullivan, Tiger Woods, Dirk Nowitzki, Bode Miller.... And only difference is their nationality. Marion Jones is great champion with a few wrong steps in career, but Suen Yang is satan himself.

…Marion Jones literally went to prison.

[Monzanator 4,783]

4 minutes ago, NearPup said:

…Marion Jones literally went to prison.

 

For lying to the FBI

[NearPup 3,505]

Just now, Monzanator said:

 

For lying to the FBI

In an investigation about doping which lead to all her Olympic medals being stripped. The US government did all that legwork, not the IOC or WADA.