2021 ATP General News

[MargaretMcAleer]

I read that he would have to be quarantine for a 14 day period without being vaccinated.. this is getting confusing. All of Us aren't as medical informed as Front and Kieran.

The Age: Novak Djokovic confirmed for ATP Cup in Sydney, organisers say.

Aus Open intrigue as Djokovic signs on for Sydney event

World No.1 Novak Djokovic has committed to the ATP Cup in Sydney, a tournament that requires players to submit to the same vaccination rules as the Australian Open.

www.theage.com.au

Miss Margaret..Can you please read through this minutiae and break it down in layman terms.

NSW government will have to apply for a exemption to allow Novak to play and he will have to go into 14 day quarantine before being allowed to play in Sydney if Novak is not vaccinated,we have different laws here in Sydney than Victoria.Dan Andrews,Premier,of Victoria has previously stated he will not make any exemptions for any tennis player who is not vaccinated.Quite frankly I feel Novak is vaccinated., remember he does not want to disclose if he is vaccinated. Todd Woodbridge.,from Tennis Australia will be on the sports program,so I will post any updated news from Todd.
Quite frankly why would Novak just play in Sydney and not the AO in 2022 as well,does not make sense.As far as I am concerned he is vaccinated.
Todd Woodbridge, just came on our sports program he has been in Sydney to launch the ATP Cup said that Novak knows that he has to be vaccinated to play at the AO in 2022.Seeing he has committed to play at the ATP Cup in Sydney before the AO in Melbourne he believes Novak is vaccinated

 

[tented]

Big hint that Novak Djokovic will compete at the 2022 Australian Open

The will he or won't he play at the Australian Open saga involving Novak Djokovic took another twist on Tuesday after the world No 1 was included in the Serbia squad for the ATP Cup.

www.tennis365.com

 

[the AntiPusher]

NSW government will have to apply for a exemption to allow Novak to play and he will have to go into 14 day quarantine before being allowed to play in Sydney if Novak is not vaccinated,we have different laws here in Sydney than Victoria.Dan Andrews,Premier,of Victoria has previously stated he will not make any exemptions for any tennis player who is not vaccinated.Quite frankly I feel Novak is vaccinated., remember he does not want to disclose if he is vaccinated. Todd Woodbridge.,from Tennis Australia will be on the sports program,so I will post any updated news from Todd.
Quite frankly why would Novak just play in Sydney and not the AO in 2022 as well,does not make sense.As far as I am concerned he is vaccinated.
Todd Woodbridge, just came on our sports program he has been in Sydney to launch the ATP Cup said that Novak knows that he has to be vaccinated to play at the AO in 2022.Seeing he has committed to play at the ATP Cup in Sydney before the AO in Melbourne he believes Novak is vaccinated

Thank you Miss Margaret..I will have add you to my Sister list with Kellie and Moxie..(but they're hard on me over the past ten years) jajaja

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Thank you Miss Margaret..I will have add you to my Sister list with Kellie and Moxie..(but they're hard on me over the past ten years) jajaja

BTW it is the 8th of December here in Sydney lol!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Former top French player and Davis Cup captain Guy Forget has resigned as tournament director of the French Open and Paris Masters indoor event,his replacement will be announced shortly.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

ATP Cup line up looking quite strong.Some of the most notable missing from the nations ( and can play one of the ATP 250's)

Nadal,Khachanov,Alcaraz,Pella,Koepfer,Gojowczyk,Jarry,Musetti,Opelka,Tiafoe,Korda,Kyrgios,Pospisil and Millman.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Players confirmed for ATP Rotterdam (Feb 5-13)
Medvedev
Tsitsipas
Hurkacz
Rublev
Monfils
Felix Auger-Aliassime

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Former top French player and Davis Cup captain Guy Forget has resigned as tournament director of the French Open and Paris Masters indoor event,his replacement will be announced shortly.

L'Equipe is reporting that Amelie Mauresmo is in line to take over? I like Amelie though I do not know if she has had enough experience for such a role.

 

[Kieran]

Novak Djokovic on Australian Open entry list despite vaccine uncertainty

I think Novak is jabbed. I don’t believe he’ll let his principles get in the way of 21. I just wonder, if he is jabbed, how he’ll feel about all the questions he’s asked between now and then. He can be quite brittle at times…

 

[the AntiPusher]

Novak Djokovic on Australian Open entry list despite vaccine uncertainty

I think Novak is jabbed. I don’t believe he’ll let his principles get in the way of 21. I just wonder, if he is jabbed, how he’ll feel about all the questions he’s asked between now and then. He can be quite brittle at times…

Yada yada yada. The Drama Queen is scheduled to return.

Novak Djokovic is named as a competitor in the Australian Open after weeks of uncertainty. (Published 2021)

The announcement came amid speculation about whether Djokovic would travel to Australia because of the vaccination rules. He was also listed as a player in the ATP Cup.

www.nytimes.com

 

[tented]

Novak Djokovic on Australian Open entry list despite vaccine uncertainty

I think Novak is jabbed. I don’t believe he’ll let his principles get in the way of 21. I just wonder, if he is jabbed, how he’ll feel about all the questions he’s asked between now and then. He can be quite brittle at times…

I wonder if he would just say he’s been vaccinated, even though he hasn’t been?

 

[the AntiPusher]

I wonder if he would just say he’s been vaccinated, even though he hasn’t been?

I would think he would have to prove it..would he show a fake card like Antonio Brown did?

 

[Kieran]

I wonder if he would just say he’s been vaccinated, even though he hasn’t been?

He’d have to show some ID, but you know, there’s some ingenious methods being used to get around this:

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2...tries-to-dodge-covid-vaccine-wearing-fake-arm

 

[Moxie]

I wonder if he would just say he’s been vaccinated, even though he hasn’t been?

@El Dude suggested that possibility a couple of weeks ago, but I think the potential for disaster there is great. Plus, if/when other tournaments and majors also implement vaccine mandates, he'd have to keep up the same charade or get vaccinated, anyway.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

@El Dude suggested that possibility a couple of weeks ago, but I think the potential for disaster there is great. Plus, if/when other tournaments and majors also implement vaccine mandates, he'd have to keep up the same charade or get vaccinated, anyway.

All players coming into Australia 'have to show their vaccination status' to authorities.That also applies people from overseas coming for a holiday.BTW there has been no official word from Novak he is playing.,regardless if he is on the playing list for the AO

 

[monfed]

faker will come to Australia with a fake vaccine certificate. The Serbian mafia will get one made for him. Nothing to see here ,move along.

 

[the AntiPusher]

faker will come to Australia with a fake vaccine certificate. The Serbian mafia will get one made for him. Nothing to see here ,move along.

Going back to the days of Borg, Connors, McEnroe, Lendl, Sampras, Agassi, Safin, Federer, Nadal and Murray..not one of those gentlemen would have played the role of this Drama Queen. History may and will look back unfavorably on the reign of this current #1. IMO

 

[tented]

Australian Open boss insists ‘there’s no loophole’ and Novak Djokovic and co must be fully vaccinated

A highlight:

“What was published yesterday was a general entry list and, as a matter of course, everyone goes on the entry list.

“It’s not a commitment list about exactly who’s in the draw. That comes in several weeks’ time when the actual list and draw gets finalised for the Australian Open.”

Although players do have an option of applying for a medical exemption should they need one, Tiley insisted that no one has been granted one, yet anyway.

 

[monfed]

Although AO is saying officially that there's no loophole, I wonder if they'll let him in and just say he's vaccinated. How much of this is posturing? I can't imagine a grand slam tournament to not permit the number 1 player in the world to not participate. If he was a lower ranked player they would've not allowed. We'll see how this story develops but I'm really disappointed in Djokovic for not setting a good example of taking the vaccine when Fedal have already done it.

 

[Kieran]

Although AO is saying officially that there's no loophole, I wonder if they'll let him in and just say he's vaccinated. How much of this is posturing? I can't imagine a grand slam tournament to not permit the number 1 player in the world to not participate. If he was a lower ranked player they would've not allowed. We'll see how this story develops but I'm really disappointed in Djokovic for not setting a good example of taking the vaccine when Fedal have already done it.

There’s no way that’ll happen. The Tour made a huge mistake covering up for Agassi when he was found to have taken a banned substance, and of course he snitched on them in his excellent book.

But this is much bigger than that and it’s not gonna happen…