Australian Open 2022

4K8KW10 said:
Nole still has the whole 2022 ahead of him to win 3 more Grand Slams.
Nadal should be very thankful for this gift from Nole.
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Not so sure!

France - unvaccinated people just simply not allowed in.
US - Refuse entry to anyone who has had a visa denied from a list of countries that includes Australia.
UK - who knows, but probably his best bet.

Could really dent his chances!
 
Hodders said:
Can see him winning the French as well if he stays fit.

Novak is going to be lucky to play in France un-vaccinated. Plus the US get stroppy about being refused VISAs in other countries. Novak could be denied the chance to equal 21 just by being an idiot about getting vaccinated.

Totally support Novak's freedom to choose, but he can't expect to be free from the repercussions of that choice.
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Man, that’s be hilarious if that happens.
 
Federer preferrer myself but really happy for Nadal. What a way to earn that 21st. 61 Grand Slams between these 3, the next generation really have a lot to prove. The icing on the cake was it Wasn't Djokovic lifting the title.
 
Pigeon_Killer said:
That’s it for me, Medvedev’s got the mentality of a hitman and I can’t see him losing control of this now. Nadal’s not served well enough and made too many unforced errors but that’s just a result of the pressure coming from the other side of the net.
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In retrospect that was the match in a nutshell. From what I saw (from 0-2 Medvedev onwards) Medvedev was a hitman, relying on his serve but with a poor short-game strategy, while Nadal, after finding his backhand, was a warrior, fighting to the death.

Nadal could barely walk in a straight line between points in the final set - indeed it looked like he could barely walk at all, limping from point to point. What a specimen of a man.




4K8KW10 said:
Nadal should be very thankful for this gift from Nole.
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Djokovic lost the last grand slam final 3-0 to Medvedev. It's not like Nadal was handed the title by that guy either.
 
MartinPrince said:
He (twitter handler) would be stupid in the extreme if they didn't go on a charm offensive with nothing but congratulatory sentiments towards the Australian Open and Nadal etc.

Djokovic has given his detractors a fair bit of ammunition with his part in the whole visa debacle.
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He’s so bitter. As fake as it gets really.

Roger to Rafa you can tell his was legit and by him.
 
Hodders said:
Not so sure!

France - unvaccinated people just simply not allowed in.
US - Refuse entry to anyone who has had a visa denied from a list of countries that includes Australia.
UK - who knows, but probably his best bet.

Could really dent his chances!
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US don't let you in if you're unvaccindated anyway, so the visa thing will stop him even more. Be funny if he does get it just to get access to the events, shows how much he believes in his NO VAX beliefs...
 
SoliD said:
US don't let you in if you're unvaccindated anyway, so the visa thing will stop him even more. Be funny if he does get it just to get access to the events, shows how much he believes in his NO VAX beliefs...
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At the moment, he is showing that his personal beliefs are greater than his career aspirations. If he can't compete in the slams this year then surely his anti vax stance will change
 
Ashish Doshi said:
At the moment, he is showing that his personal beliefs are greater than his career aspirations. If he can't compete in the slams this year then surely his anti vax stance will change
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Think he thought he could game the system and believed he was bigger than a nations power, now that has changed I wonder if this will change his view. Will severely limit his earning potential over the last few years of his career if he doesnt.
 
SoliD said:
Think he thought he could game the system and believed he was bigger than a nations power, now that has changed I wonder if this will change his view. Will severely limit his earning potential over the last few years of his career if he doesnt.
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He has no need for money. It's competition and history he is playing for now.

Is love to know the reason behind his dodgy test dates....
 
Ashish Doshi said:
I can also see Medvedev dominating once Djok is passed his peak. A few more years of experience and he has the game
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Not sure about that. He's good on hard courts, but his drop shots (very effective at the last FO) and volleying is weak.

Ashish Doshi said:
At the moment, he is showing that his personal beliefs are greater than his career aspirations. If he can't compete in the slams this year then surely his anti vax stance will change
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Personal beliefs should always be ahead of careers aspirations no? Just be his are daft (in most opinions) doesn't change that really.

Remember, high profile sportsmen have quit completely because they believe it's the end of world and all kinds of nonsense.
 
Djokovic does not come across like that sort of sportsman...

@Hodders to some extent, but many a sports person or other becomes accustom to the way they live and he won't be able to live like that forever if he stops earning, i suspect his post tennis opportunities have significantly reduced in the past 4 weeks.
 
Anyone know what Lacoste have decided to do? If they end their sponsorship that is another large chunk of income gone and I'm not sure which other clothes manufacturer would want to sponsor him for the same sort of money
 
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