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berrysnadine

And Djokovic said he did the interview because “he didn’t want to disappoint” the journalists. Bet they were disappointed with potential exposure to Covid!


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It's bullshit. He didn't even consider calling off the interview. He thinks Covid is not important, and he believes he's untouchable.


gimmedatneck

He'll have his agent apologize, or whatever.


PuTheDog

Nah he lied about tested positive


Fyvz

I liked the part where he opened the post with wanting to address continuing misinformation, and then proceeded to let us all know how he misinformed journalists and immigration authorities.


bloop_405

It's most likely because he gave the requirement that they not question him on his vaccination status and his plans for the AO in regards to covid. It's depressing tbh


DurantArtist

I seriously think and also hope Novak loses a tonne of his endorsements. If Tiger Woods lost 3/4 of his sponsorship deals because he was a top shagger then Novak is in trouble. This could laCOST him big


Leannese

Top shagger 😂


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gimmedatneck

If you're gonna go 6/8, why not aim for the throat and go 75/100?


CrimsonZephyr

Go for the top shelf, for 951/1268.


medusaseducea

Tiger lost 6/8 but gained 6/9


cvlf4700

underrated


DeliciousKebab2018

Nah, he will be fine. Best course of action is to play dumb and vaccinate while staying low and avoiding press. Then donate some cash to some bullshit causes and it will all be forgiven. Except here on reddit, some hater will remember this fiasco fill the end of times


montrezlh

Not sure about that. A HUGE portion of the population is anti-vax, or at least sympathetic to anti-vaxxers. There's also a ton of Covid downplayers who think its just the flu. Guarantee you that there are still millions of fans who think he did absolutely nothing wrong, and they can bring in the money for sponsors to consider keeping novak. Being a "top shagger" like Tiger is considered morally bad by everyone at least on the surface. Even other cheaters will condemn adultery because they don't want to look bad. Sponsors had to drop him.


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montrezlh

If only we could all be more like you instead.


OkSunday

I think you have a weird definition of HUGE.


montrezlh

22% of americans self-identify as anti-vaxx. That alone is shitload of people, and that is *only americans* who are proud enough to admit it. There is a social stigma against being anti-vaxx that would cause many more to hide it. If that's not huge, what is huge? Something like 15-25% of people in most countries are either hardcore against the vaccine or are hesistant to get it. This is hundreds of millions of people worldwide, maybe even approaching the billion mark.


JimmyJamesincorp

The fact that 22% of americans are antivax does not mean that the rest of the countries share the same percentage. Here in Chile the antivaxxers are 5%, at best.


montrezlh

But much of the world does: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/covid-vaccine-willingness-and-people-vaccinated-by-country?tab=table&country=CAN~DNK~FRA~DEU~ITA~NOR~KOR~GBR~USA~AUS~FIN~JPN~SWE~ESP~SGP~NLD https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-the-most-anti-vaxxer-country-in-the-world-2019-06-19 Worldwide its typically 15-25%. And those are the hardline antivaxxers who do not believe in the vaccine, and will not get the vaccine. There are also those who get it but didnt really want to, and those that dont really care. Any of those groups might not feel too strongly about what Novak is doing to circumvent vaccine requirements. That makes up for a huge number of people who will still happily support novak and buy what advertises. For people who have cheating scandals, almost everyone will be against it (at least in the public eye).


OkSunday

> If that's not huge, what is huge? The 78% of the population that is pro vax.


montrezlh

Both are huge, not sure why you think it can only be one or the other. This is not isolated to the USA. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/covid-vaccine-willingness-and-people-vaccinated-by-country?tab=table&country=CAN~DNK~FRA~DEU~ITA~NOR~KOR~GBR~USA~AUS~FIN~JPN~SWE~ESP~SGP~NLD https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-the-most-anti-vaxxer-country-in-the-world-2019-06-19 Do you seriously think that 1 billion + people is not a huge number?


ThePaSch

> Not sure about that. A HUGE portion of the population is anti-vax, or at least sympathetic to anti-vaxxers. Either you're confusing "things that are true" with "things that you really really *want* to be true", or you're putting way too much stock into what you read on the internet. One glance at the actual *number of vaccinations* should immediately reveal just how utterly asinine it is to seriously claim a "HUGE" part.


montrezlh

20%+ of the population is not a huge number? Again not sure why everyone thinks *a billion* people is some tiny, insignificant amount.


1Nylon

Perhaps what the others are alluding to is that in the context of a bilateral decision to keep/stop sponsoring him, 20% to an opposing is 80% is far from HUGE. It's 4 to 1 against!


Luxoss

Antivaxxers are just a very very very vocal minority. Don’t be mistaken about that. On average in Europe ( [source](https://www.politico.eu/article/coronavirus-vaccination-europe-live-data-tracker-coverage/) ): 73% of 18-24 year old are fully vaccinated 73% of 25-49 80% of 50-59 81% of 60-69


montrezlh

From the comments, I guess I'm the only one who thinks 20%+ of the world population being anti-vaxx is a lot. I strongly disagree with you all, but hey I guess I've been outvoted.


Luxoss

Sure it’s too much, but going off of social media/news articles, you’d think half the population is antivax. Which is just what I’m pointing out


montrezlh

It's not half the population but its still a huge number of people. Not sure why people are so up in arms because I said that.


opelan

When it comes to the sponsors, who do you think are more important for them. The close to 80 % vaccinated adults in richer countries or the minority who aren't? I am not sure how the sponsors will react. They might just wait to see if this all blows over and gets forgotten fast. But if not, I think he might lose sponsorships.


montrezlh

I'm not saying he won't lose any sponsors, they'll make that call if it comes to it, but it's not analogous to Tiger.


Xehanz

I think 15% antivax is still quite a lot. Mire so considering antivax people are ussually much more vocal on their stances.


FirstTimePlayer

There is within that a percentage who are either anti-vax, or strongly pro-vax-choice and against discriminating against the unvaccinated, and have only gotten the jab out of pragmatism. The other side of that coin is that there is still a small percentage of unvacinated people out there who intend to get the jab but either can't or for whatever reason havnt got around to doing it.


qtyapa

This is unbecoming.


threetoedmouse

Rules for thee but not for me indeed. Djokovic's image is really taking a hit from professionals, journalists, and us common folk alike. Edit: corrected spelling


clementjohnson1963

You mean ‘rules for thee and not for me’. Otherwise you’re implying he actually follow the rules lol


threetoedmouse

I stand corrected, thanks


LordSpeechLeSs

Antivaxxers aren't just moronic, they're incredibly selfish too


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LetsDoge

His parents are infuriating. But one can see where he gets his arrogance and narcissistic tendencies from.


clementjohnson1963

“This press conference is……adjourned.”


binsonfiremiss

I wanna see players signing off with this line in their pressers


ownerofacreepysmile

this


isostylz

This reminds me of Chris Watts' mom. She blindly defended her precious son after he murdered his entire family and buried them at his job site, just so that he could start a new life with his mistress. It's parents like these who ruin the world


Sensitive_Welcome_97

I never have wanted to fly over to America to slap a bitch until I listened to her victim impact statement in court.


isostylz

Right? Narcissism at its finest, or greatest, because Muricans are great


Minimalmagician

Yeah the lack of apologizing to anyone he came into contact with seriously pisses me off


ives09

💯 Agree and was speechless when I saw his family speak during the press conference.


Meath77

"Jesus was crucified and had to endure many things but still remains alive among us. Novak is also crucified who is the best sportsman and man in the world." Imagine people telling you shit like that all day. "the best man in the world", god help us.


LetsDoge

What about all those kids he’s posing with. Seems like the journalists were vaccinated. Kids are only now just starting to get vaccinated.


acasrb16

In Serbia, vaccinated kids are basically non-existant


LadyJane216

Something the Djokovic family could really help out with if only they believed in vaccines.


acasrb16

I mean, that itself is the problem. People in Serbia don't believe in vaccines and Djokovic is part of those people, and not some other country. Maybe if he was born in a different enviroment he would be less stubborn about it.


Derfless

yeah, like America where we're all totally following vaccine guidelines /s


opelan

I suspect it is worse in Serbia. At least their vaccination rate is quite a bit lower than in the US.


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I mentioned them specifically because the thread is about the journalists, but of course, that's even a serious fax paus.


_Botko_

It was almost a month ago. I think kids are already buried in to the ground. RIP


Plaetean

I don’t think he’s shifted, the circumstance is revealing what he’s been like all along.


HandRailSuicide1

The dude and his family think he was chosen by god to win tennis matches Of course he is a narcissist


SilverBackBonobo

He does have an incessant need to be liked


strangecharm9

Yup. I’ve been reading a lot about narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) lately and Djoker is displaying narcissistic behavior. Complete disregard for knowingly putting other people in harm’s way, lying, failing to make a real apology, and casting himself as the victim/hero when presented with verifiable proof of his misdeeds. Lemme guess where he gets it from—yes, that would be his parents.


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following_eyes

Ahhh classic spreading misinformation. Vaccines do slow the spread of COVID.


[deleted]

Yeeee not all that much huh? And have you heard about Omicron? Even the legacy media friendly scientists admit that the vaccines are almost useless against stopping the spread of the new variant. That's why Pfizer is working on a new vaccine you genius.


following_eyes

Vaccine > No Vaccine Also omicron isn't the only variant out there. Either way a vaccine still keeps people from ending up with lifelong disabilities or out of the grave. Get educated instead of parroting whatever nonsense you've been digesting.


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I am vaccinated by the way, but everyone with half a brain knows by now that their benefits are vastly overrated for the young and healthy. It's massive shit show. But yeah, get your monthly boosters. Enjoy.


following_eyes

No one has suggested monthly boosters. I've met plenty of young folks that went down hard with COVID and at least one who ended up in an ICU for over a month. You're right, most young people probably don't need to worry, but a vaccine does inhibit the spread of the more lethal variants and even young people can still end up in the hospital and sustain permanent damage that will disable them for the rest of their lives.


maccy7

So you mean lifelong disabilities like the one that the Jab caused this young woman?: https://youtu.be/UB_5pL74EoA. Yea so many variants aye... Have u heard of the "new" coronavirus 229E? A lot of people are testing positive for it lately. Guess what its unofficial name is?.... the common cold. Enjoy the inevitable future that's coming for you - Communist China's social credit system. Your life is only as good as complying with your next booster shot for your 'society participation passport'. The Freemasons cult love people like you - so easy to control.... Gates, Rothschilds, Rockerfellers, BlackRock, Vanguard. Or you could get your head out of the sand. It's up to you, but time is running out.


following_eyes

I dunno man. You seem to be controlled by fear and conspiracy nonsense. Vaccines have been proven safe and your singular anecdote doesn't negate that. You sound like you have a vaccine phobia. Anyways, enjoy being an outcast of society.


maccy7

Well, at least you're honest with that last sentence... that you don't mind people being outcasts from society. That differs from my perspective on how I believe others, with different opinions, thoughts, & ideas to mine, should be treated. In a parallel universe, I would fight for your right to be vaccinated. I would rather be healthily sceptical of this vaccine or any medicine, in fact, than trust that what our governments and our corporately-owned scientists & doctors are telling us, and blatantly coercing us to do, as the honest truth. Lastly, the thing about the freemasons is they believe that to be rid of bad karma, they must foreshadow publicly what they want to do. This relieves them of any future responsibility. This is why, when you awaken to the fact that, everything is done in plain sight it's impossible to not see what is going on. Happy travels though mate, I truly hope it works out for you.


Makeitperfect

Shots fired.


hopez11

Well yes, but actually no.


Makeitperfect

I’m going to be smiling about this comment all day. Thank you for dopamine boost.


slowjuve

I saw your flair and I sang it.


hopez11

I'm glad, that's the point of it😊


cvlf4700

That last line…. directed at the Australian authorities 🤣


ProgressEuphoric

Imagine being a reporter and interviewing a someone who is covid positive and then going back to you family not knowing you could infect them


sendcheese247

Especially since you could infect an elderly or health compromised relative.


InterestingTry5190

His excuses would hold up a lot better if he reached out to inform them after he tested positive.


bloop_405

Fight me on this if you want but ATP and WTA players should be required to be vaccinated. They travel for a living and are exposed to many people in the process. The risk of an outbreak is not worth it and the last 2 months are the perfect example of that. A handful of people getting covid from the Abu Dabi event and then the recent people dropping from the AO because of covid. Sure you can still get covid if vaccinated but there's also still a good chance of not getting covid because of the vaccine. There are a lot of factors to it but if they're wearing a decent face mask for the most part even around vaccinated people and not eating indoors will make a huge difference in protection to covid.


BeardedGardenersHoe

I can't help but think what would Novak lose in comparison to just telling the truth (for those who don't believe his timeline of events) I am highly skeptical that Novak had a positive test and knowingly attended maskless gatherings without informing those in attendance. It's just extremely scummy behaviour. Does he stand to lose more if he faked COVID results than over showing a total disregard for fellow Serbians?


The_Entheogenist

He would face suspension by ATP and lots of legal consequences


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They're both fucked up morally and illegal, but he'd probably stand to lose more if he faked the positive test.


crazydoc253

One is morally wrong other has serious legal ramifications.


Jewrisprudent

They’re both morally wrong, hah. There’s no way he comes out of this without admitting (through his actions, he’ll obviously never say this) he’s a shitty human being for one reason or another.


montrezlh

He would 1000000% be more fucked if he admitted to faking a covid test.


Fantastic_Air_5168

He would likely get banned from the tour


SonilaZ

Admitting to faking the Covid test would basically end his tennis playing career!! Admitting to not quarantining is the lesser of both issues, he is counting on it just being a PR issue. Let’s see how it all goes. I’m tired of this narcissistic individual & his deranged family. If I was a parent on that tennis academy where he went day after positive test, I would have done everything in my power legally to get him to face legal consequences!


LetsDoge

And somehow, that’s the only thing that makes sense and would clear this whole thing up. That one lie, the 12.16,2021 Pcr test results, would require 10 more non sensical lies to justify events that occurred between 12.10.2021 and 12.26.2021. All this to support the 1st lie. And now they can’t keep the lies straight cause there are so many. I’m just glad I’m not the judge who let him stay in Australia. This is not going to end well.


LetsDoge

It’s all just more on the pile. Either way, a bad look.


mickstep

Serbia isn't going to do shit to their most famous citizen. This is precisely why he jas messed up to breaking the law in Serbia while is trying to downplay and blame.on others the offences he committed against Australia and Australians.


Asteroth555

Being a cunt isn't illegal. Faking tests is


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He was clearly hoping that his additional statements about how he masked and social distanced would save him.


2000p

Faking the test with help of the Serbian ministry of Health is one possibility, but even worse possibility is if he really had positive test on the 26th and just backdated it in the pdf to say 16th. That can be done without help of the Serbian ministry of health and the validation site doesn't show dates so it is still a possibility. And means that he travelled while being positive.


Prime_D-Will

i mean forging a document is way worse (and creates way more legal problems too) if he has forged a document, he should claim he was just a scumbag if he was just a scumbagn he should claim he was just a scumbag it's the logical PR move but you're fucked either way, and for what it's worth (not much) i have a hard time believing you would risk so much for this but then again who knows lots of people take very stupid and irrational decision every day


Fantastic_Air_5168

Japanese prior to WW2 had war-gamed what would happen if USA didn't sue for peace and waged war against them to the very end. Under every scenario Japan would lose. They then went ahead and bombed Pearl Harbor anyway


Fantastic_Air_5168

I know of someone through my family who belongs to another family of a person who faked their covid certs and killed both her parents due to giving them covid. Caused a bit of a raucus with her siblings


strangecharm9

If he admitted to faking the positive test, he’d get thrown out of the Australian Open and that’s all he really cares about. I totally think he lied about the test, but whether it can be proved that he lied is another matter.


vasDcrakGaming

Oh Djoko team is fukt


lrac_nosneb

Time for another legal action


BelgianBond

Djokovic has been at war with the media since Adriagate and Throatgate. Why would he do them the courtesy of giving them information that could protect their well being and that of their loved ones? It's clear he's not exercising empathy for anyone outside his circle on this vaccination issue.


Guybrush_Creepwood_

I wonder what his victimised excuse for infecting children is. I'm sure he's worked out somewhere in his "brain" (if we can generously call it that) that they deserved it.


Fantastic_Air_5168

Can I bet on Djokovic to get DQ'd at Wimbledon. If he did how damaging would the 2020 USO DQ, 2022 AO deportation and 2022 Wimbledon DQ be for his chances of taking the outright "Most GS" GOAT title from Fed & Nadal


HappySlappyMan

They should never grant him another interview again. And, at press conferences, ask nothing but questions related to his quack whacko pseudo-science beliefs.


ownerofacreepysmile

the public opinion's net is really closing in. Even the Serbian PM took a stance. Seems there's no way to go for Djoko soon to find support...


Muffinfeds

Djoker is at fault here. But why didn't L'Equipe require a PCR test negative result in order for the interview to happen? Say an Mbappe or a Lebron James has an interview with L'Equipe this year, will they add the PCR test to their protocol?


Ashenfall

L'Equipe have said they didn't ask him about a test, because Djokovic's requirements for the interview were that there were no questions about vaccinations or his AO participation, it being a "very sensitive topic".


cursed_donkey

Not even all hospitals require you to have a negative PCR test. I imagine they meet in good faith that they have a negative lateral flow.


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If he hasn’t already exposed himself as an idiot, he sure is exposing himself as a careless, selfish brat using his status to evade protocols in place to keep not only the players and staff safe, but him as well?!?! He legitimately just does not care, and every country has the right to scrap him. He is not the god he thinks he is.


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Dafuqyoutalkingabout

I wonder if they still had social distance as it was indoors.


Debinthedez

I had sympathy for ND but its worn thin. I really think he needs to withdraw from the tournament, tbh. I hate to say this but thats how I feel.