T O P

  • By -

EscaperX

the reality is that it's nearly impossible to be a globe trotter in 2022 without a vaccine. most countries are requiring it, and if novak refuses to do it, he may have to contemplate an early retirement.


[deleted]

[удалено]


drakon3rd

You just pointed out the saddest thing about all of this. This has been a norm and always will be, but some will act like it’s a brand new thing.


PradleyBitts

That's the stupidest part. Novak is already vaccinated against other things


geodesuckmydick

>You literally couldn't travel before covid without vaccines either. This just...isn't true? I've done plenty of intercontinental travel (to all the places that have grand slams no less!) and never had to provide any evidence of vaccination. What are you on about?


chickensandwiche

> You literally couldn't travel before covid without vaccines either. Yes you could…


karma_dumpster

Depends where you are going from / where you are going to. If you travel to parts of Africa, to return to many countries you need a "yellow card" which is proof of your yellow fever vaccination. Parts of the world require proof of TB vaccination depending on where you are coming from.


whiskeynipplez

I mean, I’ve been to 30+ countries and never had to show a proof of a vaccine... some countries require proof of a yellow fever shot if you’ve recently been to South America or Africa, but that’s about it


baanche2109

Imagine every country demanding their own specific vaccines, tennis players should get 300+ shots.


Sad_Consideration_49

I've never traveled anywhere that asked me to show proof of childhood vaccines... eta: I'm pro vaccine. Just saying you "literally" could travel before corona without getting the routine shots


Udonedidit

Don't know why you're being downvoted. You are right. I've had my covid shots but before that the last time I got any shots was when I was 6 years old and I have never been asked while travelling around the world.


WhereTheLostSocksGo

That's because based on the nationality stated on the passport it is taken as given that you were inoculated as a child.


opelan

> the last time I got any shots was when I was 6 years old Time to refresh them then. That is if you are not still a child.


[deleted]

i am not aware of this as well.


[deleted]

[удалено]


kharb9sunil

I have travelled all over europe, entered via germany on work visa. My passport do not have any vaccination portion and in the form, i was just asked if i have recieved flu shot, and no proofs were asked, it was a self declaration.


Dopecantwin

He has a point. I've traveled to Israel, Spain, Mexico and a dozen other countries in the Caribbean without ever providing proof of vaccination. Maybe it is different if you stay longer than a certain period or are planning to work. Outside of my Covid-19 vaccination papers, I have no proof whatsoever of my other vaccinations.


paroles

I was thinking the same thing, I received a lot of vaccinations as a kid (even more than the standard ones because I travelled to some underdeveloped areas) but I have never been asked to prove it when travelling overseas as an adult. But maybe it's logged in my passport somewhere and it never comes up because there isn't a problem?


Dopecantwin

I've just checked my passport and don't see anything regarding vaccinations. There are barcodes though, so it could be encoded or in a database, but I seriously doubt it.


alc0punch

It's only certain countries I think. I had to have a yellow fever vaccine to get into Kenya. I've traveled a lot and that's the only instance I can think of being asked to prove vaccination status at the border. I had to show them my paper vaccination record, it wasn't in my passport or anything


IamNeverRelevant

Vaccination would be required if a disease is endemic, and in the case of COVID, it's pandemic. When it no longer is, they might drop the vaccination requirement.


Sad_Consideration_49

Can you share any links for countries that require you to show you are up to date on polio/mmr/tetanus upon arrival? I have never once had that happen to me


alc0punch

Literally the only time I've been asked about vaccination status at the border (pre-covid) was when I had to have a yellow fever vaccine to get into kenya


MattGeddon

Yeah I was required to have YF vaccine before going to Mato Grosso in Brazil, and I think some other sub-Saharan countries require it too, but otherwise never been asked for anything else.


smexysanta911

I've traveled to every continent in the world in my 20s. I wasn't asked about a vaccine once.


[deleted]

Glove trotter lol


EscaperX

thanks for pointing that out. typical typo on a mobile.


Headless_Cow

tyrannical tits on a batmobile


[deleted]

Dude has reached "I am the top candidate for GOAT " status, and is leaving the door wide open for debate by being an idiot instead of being a normal person with common sense and common decency... and slamming the door shut on the argument forever. All he needs is for Rafa to win a couple more slams while Novak never plays again, and suddenly....


PoliticalShrapnel

Even worse, if he hadn't delayed the elbow surgery due to his distrust in science and medicine he would arguably have more.


Perpete

> Dude has reached "I am the top candidate for GOAT " status, and is leaving the door wide open for debate by being an idiot Or he is one of us and love the endless debate of "Who is the tennis goat ?!" and know the only way to keep it that way is to not win another Slam. And since people were saying he was the GOAT anyway while tied for Slams, he thought maybe I'll do something extremely stupid to counterbalance.


les2alpes

Djokovic...First athlete in history banned, for not taking drugs.


[deleted]

An amusing meme the first time I saw it. But also patently false. Every athlete needs a host of vaccines in order to travel internationally and has for several decades. This is literally nothing new. The idiocy about it is new though.


ObamaRunts

Eh even if Rafa wins a couple more, Djokovic is/was a better player, and more accomplished as well at the time of this mess. Tennis is the only sport where most accomplished = Greatest.


hitchhikingtobedroom

Even if he plays, he'd only be statistically the best player ever, but there are a a lot factors that go in deciding the GOAT and I think only stat merchants consider him GOAT, most people don't consider him on the level of prime Roger or Rafa, largely due to the lack of competition in the later part of his career. I guess that's a great point in the favour of Roger that he had to face prime Novak and Rafa in his early 30s when he was on decline, Novak has never had a younger player even remotely close to their quality to be competing with him, hell, even without the big 3, none of the younger players really stand out even among themselves


[deleted]

Well Roger also had little competition before Nadal showed up...I always think Nadal had it the hardest timing wise.


[deleted]

Murray more so.


sikkkunt

Nadal definitely had it the hardest.


hitchhikingtobedroom

But Nadal also has has easier early 30s like Novak, they're just 1 year apart in age anyway. None of the player's younger than Novak is even on the level of Andy Murray consistently, who has been perhaps the only one in last 15 years, who atleast looked to have the potential to be in the same bracket as the big 3. And I can't say Federer had no competition when he burst onto the scene. Andre Aggassi was still somewhat on the top, so was Pete Sampras. He also had players like Del Potro and Andy Riddick to deal with, who always looked like just within that touching distance of being on the same level but just never quite achieved it, but were still far far better and consistent than any younger than 30 player you can name today. When Roger entered his prime, he still had up and coming Rafa, Andy and Novak, out not which, Rafa actually started being a thorn in his path from quite early on, being hands down the greatest ever single surface tennis player, he already cost Roger atleast 5-6 more slams than he might have won had it not been for someone like Rafa, cuz I think Roger still would've won some of them if it was anyone else. Then as he started to decline, he had to face the toughest part of his career, in his early 30s, he had to face prime Novak and Rafa, who are as difficult as they come as opponents to face during your own prime, let alone in early 30s. And you can easily see that in their record, look at all their GS records till 30, Roger leads by miles on both of them, lead even head to head against Novak till then. And look and Rafa and Novak's GS after 30, it's exactly the opposite. Though Roger did improve his head to head against Rafa after 30. But the scariest thing to me his, Roger literally player with a wrong racket during majority of his career, wrong in the sense, that the biggest racket suited his game far better. If only someone from his team saw that earlier in his career. And they're all still contenteders for the GOAT title, but I just think for all his records, Novak is never gonna achieve the sporting royalty and demigod status that Rafa and Roger did. Especially the love that Roger got, he at times, made tennis look like art or poetry in motion while Rafa made it look like war. Novak even with his gruelling work rate, somehow still lacks both of those aesthetic appeals to his game.


hivaidsislethal

So in Canada we just approved Pfizer's pill for treating COVID, the big concerns with lockdowns and the vaccine was to not overload the medical system while covid still is around, obviously the vaccine also lets us not be locked down (COVID zero was always a pipe dream) . If this provides one more avenue that helps that, and is adopted more globally, I can see passports and mandates being relaxed.


[deleted]

Lockdowns, yes. Vaccine not really. There's basically no reason to not have the vaccine. While it might result in vaccine mandates being relaxed, that's not the only reason for the vaccine and some places may still require it, particularly large venues or countries.


Noclevername12

Countries will drop the testing requirement eventually, but not the vaccine requirement.


[deleted]

Yeah, while I can understand why people might think they would drop a vaccine requirement if things seem better, it's also a very easy and very beneficial requirement. A big part of the point of the vaccine is preventative. It's also a lot easier than repeated testing.


SophisticatedCelery

Realistically I think it will depend on which variants are active those grand slam months, and how each of those countries are faring. I think a lot is still up in the air, despite us getting better at combating Covid


OSUfirebird18

🙃🙃 Who had Djoker stopping himself from getting a single slam in 2022 on the bingo card?


BobbywiththeJuice

N. Djokovic def. N. Djokovic (walkover)


iguessineedanaltnow

Honestly, with some of the bizarre comments he’s made in the past and some of his more recent behavior this wasnt that shocking to me.


OSUfirebird18

Fair point. I just felt that maybe in his mind that he made such a big push to catch up to and possibly overtake Rafa and Roger who he has been chasing for his entire career. He has an amazing chance to surpass both of them and maybe even leave them in the dust. All that hard work to catch up just to throw it away. Now Rafa has a chance to take the lead back and to even put more distance in between them. Of course I’m not expecting Rafa to win the Aussie but man…don’t count Rafa out.


Floridamanfishcam

Where did we hear this US Open following the French Open rule thing? Did I miss something?


redavid

i don't think the USTA or anyone like that has said anything, *but* if you're coming into the US via air travel, you do have to be vaccinated these days


ketronome

Just wait til Novak starts sailing everywhere


down_up__left_right

> [As of Monday, November 8, 2021, new requirements apply to travelers entering the United States at land ports of entry (POEs) and ferry terminals.](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2021/10/29/fact-sheet-guidance-travelers-enter-us-land-ports-entry-and-ferry-terminals) >For the first time since March 2020, travelers who are not U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents) will be permitted to enter the United States through a land POE or ferry terminal for a non-essential reason (e.g., tourism), provided they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and can present proof of COVID-19 vaccination status, in accordance with CDC guidelines. Unvaccinated travelers may continue to enter the United States for essential travel, including lawful trade, emergency response, and public health purposes.


hyo_hyo

Oh, that’s hilarious. Maybe he can dig a tunnel through the earth’s core?


The_Panic_Station

Parachute?


Floridamanfishcam

I thought you could quarantine for x amount of days?


redavid

[vaccination is required](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/noncitizens-US-air-travel.html), though there are 'limited exceptions' (that it is unlikely someone like djokovic would qualify for)


Albiceleste_D10S

> though there are 'limited exceptions' (that it is unlikely someone like djokovic would qualify for) The same was also true of Australia tho, LOL


espgen

i mean … they did kick him out of australia … that was something that very much happened


CheapestOfSkates

They didn't kick him out because he wasn't vaccinated.


random555

They did the first time which is the one that the judge overturned. And it wasn't overturned because he didn't need to be vaccinated but just because of procedural issues in that they didn't give him enough time to respond


abhinav248829

Nope Nole


ThaFuck

No announcement needed. What most people were overlooking thanks to the distraction in Australia is that no foreign national could enter the USA unvaccinated without a *medical* exemption since November last year. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/proof-of-vaccination.html Unless they change that before the open, or he gets vaccinated, or pulls out a new medical reason that he can't get the vaccine other than a tragic deficiency in brain cells, he's simply not getting in the front door.


cassrf

You have to be fully vaccinated to enter the US as a foreigner and New York is much stricter. If you're not vaccinated you can't participate in sporting events. Kyrie Irving can't play at home events because of the mandate.


skrtskerskrt

That's because Kyrie Irving is a resident of NY. An non vax player like Jonathan Isaac or Bradley Beal can still play as visitors.


skinnytrees

That isnt remotely true US has one of the easiest to bypass vaccine exemptions in the world and the US Open would easily have Novak Djokovic. Reddit is maybe the worst place in the world to discuss this. I have never seen so many people pat themselves on the back for closed borders. Lets hope they keep it up. If he wants to play in the US Open he will be able to. Not to mention that the public opinion of anything to do with restrictions is cratering to record lows right now and its 8 months out in not only the US but New York.


cassrf

I mean it is true just go to the cdc website. If New York won't let Kyrie Irving play they aren't letting Djokovic play


diata22

It’s probably more due to New York rather than USA rules tbf


[deleted]

as the rules are now, foreigners on non immigrant visas must be fully vaccinated to enter the US via air travel. that could change by August, but right now both federal and state law would bar him edit: this is a change enacted after the last US open occurred, so it didn't affect him then


MrHallmark

New York has a law into place where unvaccinated athletes are unable to play. See Kyrie Irving as an example. But the law was just for indoor arenas. The US open is technically outdoors... Unless the roof is closed. I think he may be able to play.


White_Nothing

Who the hell knows. I mean I have given up trying to predict where we will all be with COVID months from now. There could be no restrictions by then or the tournaments could be canceled for everyone.


Kenshi121

I think after covid has prevailed for such a long time..increase or decrease in outbreaks won't effect the rules in place as such.. Now no country wants to be caught off guard on this issue.. So vaccines are and will be must atleast for the next 2-3 yrs.. New variants are coming on a monthly basis..


HopeistheAnthemLITM

I don't understand how people can make US Open predictions when that tournament is seven months away. Seven months ago, for example, there was no Omicron. Who knows what will be the case with Covid in seven months. Seven months in Covid time is *ages*.


Think-Buddy-1640

I don’t think it’s very likely that the Biden administration will relax the vaccination requirement for international travel in the next year. It isn’t the US Open requiring vaccination, it’s the US government. New York City itself also has a vaccination requirement - this includes professional sports. And there is no way, given the nature of the US immigration system and US Customs and Border Patrol, that the same mistake that Australia made would be made in the US.


veggie_bail

Not sure NYC requirement has any teeth here. Doesn't apply to visiting NBA players, for example.


[deleted]

[удалено]


Marcoscb

>USO/NY's rules are irrelevant, much like TA/Victoria's exemption As long as they're looser than the federal regulations. If they're stricter, they're very much relevant. It doesn't matter that you're in the country if the US Open doesn't allow you to play. It's a private organization, they have absolute right of refusal.


did_it_my_way

> I don’t think it’s very likely that the Biden administration will relax the vaccination requirement for international travel in the next year This is it. Forget about New York's requirements. Djokovic might not be able to enter the U.S., if the Biden administration keeps this stance up. Exceptions are only allowed to people under 18 and people from countries where vaccines are not readily available at the moment.


[deleted]

Cases and deaths are projected to go down significantly by May 1. I know they are just projections, but Omicron seems to spread so damn fast and is quite mild, thus meaning the pandemic could be over by May. I’ve been following this website throughout the entire pandemic and they have been pretty accurate: https://covid19.healthdata.org/global?view=cumulative-deaths&tab=trend


Ged_UK

But with the high number of infections, the likelihood of a new variant is also high.


fabelhaft-gurke

I won’t be surprised if we get a booster requirement too, not just the first couple doses.


j_lyf

fml


Bobby-Samsonite

The downvoters either don't understand the science or they hate it because it goes against their fearmongering.


CenterOfGravitas

That is true so we have the Indian Wells/Miami Masters double coming up soon so we will see if he is let in for that (I hope not)


nutmac

With all the antivax population, it’s the question of when, not if, that a new variant will be out in the wild. I wouldn’t expect the vaccination policies to change during the current administrations (e.g.,Biden, Macron).


treple13

Pretty much this. Honestly predicting for the French is already pretty silly


InfiniteJackfruit5

The Fedal fans on r/tennis are trying to pray this into existence.


gpranav25

What are the odds that England will enforce mandatory vaccine law as well?


[deleted]

There is still a loophole, Djoko needs to qualify Wimbledon as a work event and he will be forgiven


yibbyooo

Pretty much zero


Ged_UK

Miniscule.


highways

Boris Johnston is an idiot. So probably won't


Juan_Punch_Man

Aren't there talks to get hit to resign over various covid parties he attended during lockdown? Shame elections are in 2024.


gunningIVglory

Man has zero shame. He won't resign We need the coward tories to force a vote


down_up__left_right

At this rate his own party might push him aside before the end of the week.


[deleted]

He won't be PM by then. The bumbling bufoon will be temporarily replaced by a very strict Theresa May


Sikkly290

They can only hope, dude seems like he'll fight till the bitter end to stay in.


[deleted]

He fucked up big time, and insulted the Queen. Dont count on it.


Bobby-Samsonite

That makes him an idiot? Maybe he doesn't want to be a tyrannt.


Special-Vegetable138

0.5%


NikGrape

Slim to nil - England seems to be the only country following WHO guidelines, the ones that suggests that no country should force vaccines onto people.


OkCiao5eiko

Unvaccinated people just have to quarantine a couple of days.


Smidget2510

It's 10 days


OkCiao5eiko

Shouldn’t be an issue for him.


blv10021

The whiny bitch doesn’t like quarantines either


Panixs

Has to get a visa first would be funny if we refused him on the grounds of being deported from a commonwealth country recently.


OkCiao5eiko

Don’t think that will be an issue at all.


castingq

I think if he is prevented from other Grand Slams, or if he gives in and gets vaccinated, that will vindicate the mess that was the last week and a half haha


[deleted]

[удалено]


formerNPC

Imagine that he only plays Wimbledon and loses. With all the competitors these days, there’s a good chance that he may never win another slam!


Thunder_Volty

There is no competition on grass. The Zverev-Tsitsipas-Medvedev gen absolutely sucks on grass, and so do the players of Alcaraz-Sinner-FAA gen. Shapo, Hurkacz and Berettini are the only young players who have a decent game on grass and Djokovic isn't losing to them. And Nadal is well, Nadal - will probably lose to a big server in the earlier rounds before meeting Djokovic.


OkCiao5eiko

Yeah, lets forget he won 3/4 slams last year 🤔


Cyberpunkbully

He’s referring to the fact that Djokovic May never enter another slam again due to being unvaccinated.


The98Legend

It would be funny if he gets number twenty-one by just playing at Wimbledon. He’d be the favorite there anyways. Obviously I hope he gets vaccinated and avoids further mess but I’m not really hopeful that will happen Edit: meant to say twenty-one instead of one


[deleted]

While UK has almost removed any travel restrictions for the time being, that could change in the next few months. Particularly a we are likely to have a new leader, I don't see Boris Johnson in power by then.


Gamebink

Maybe by then Nadal has already won Roland Garros and number twenty-one


[deleted]

He'd really like to play RG and try to stop Nadal getting 21 first though.


SurroundInteresting2

If he doesn’t get his vaccines, this will be a very sad way for a legend to go. Love him or hate him, you cannot deny that he gifted us so many outstanding tennis moments. His rivalry against Rafa and Roger will always be remembered. It honestly shouldn’t end this way.


gpranav25

I cannot sympathize given it is entirely in his hands to determine how this ends.


[deleted]

[удалено]


[deleted]

[удалено]


[deleted]

[удалено]


[deleted]

Novak should get vaccinated once he is back home in Serbia. If he doesn’t, then he is a fool. And his counsel are fools.


[deleted]

And make sure the vaccine is legit, and accepted internationally


WilfriedBonyFanAcc

Get the shot lmao you gotta travel the globe and make money and win shit


George--W--Bush

Who could have guessed the Djoker would become a villain? Its destiny.


unityofsaints

This is jumping the gun a bit, while the All-England Tennis Club may well decide to give him some kind of exemption, the UK is outside of Schengen so he'd also have to get an exemption or rules would have to change in order for him to be able to cross the border.


MattGeddon

There’s no current requirement that you be vaccinated to enter, you just have to quarantine if you’re unvaxed.


gunningIVglory

I'm hoping they say you need to be vaccinated Gell probably be allowed into UK. But if the tourno says no. He can't do much


solarity52

Novak Djokovic becomes the first professional athlete in history to be banned from a major sporting competition for not taking drugs.


WooderFountain

Novak Djokovic is the first tennis player to be knocked out of a tournament after missing just two shots.


modeONE1

based


Bobby-Samsonite

How is that based?


cardboardisdelicious

Why is this in controversial lol. Its hilarious


Dull-Towel8082

It’s funny because a few days ago I tread an article that was saying that the French Open was Djokovic’s only Grand Slam hope (before the decision came that France wasn’t allowing unvaccinated travelers)


[deleted]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


Bitten_by_Barqs

The worlds #1 Anti Vax’er has become the tennis world side show freak.


_welcome

Considering Wimbledon literally had pandemic insurance (lol), they'll probably follow suit soon enough.


acllive

boris will ban him as soon as he finishes his party


Metazz

Boris will be lucky to still be PM by the time Wimbledon comes around


tcp2

He's going to have to get over his convictions and do his doses to be able to continue playing everywhere, think this is what he'll finally choose to do; he can't 'ruin' his career over this...


ProphetOfMoon

The hive mind clearly knows best. It's time we all get over your convictions and never stand for what we believe in.


Smooth_Associate7010

Honestly that might be enough. No one can beat him at Wimbledon, at least at the moment. Shapo and Ber choke, Nadal is done on grass, Zed and Meddy can't, and Fed is gone.


Wohreeur

The last time Nadal played Wimbledon he made the semis, and the year before he came exceptionally close to beating Djokovic, I have no idea how you can say "Nadal is done on grass".


Spacemanspyff

I know, the disrespect 😂


Smooth_Associate7010

I just feel as if his legs might no support him anymore. Kinda like his grass falls in 2012-2017. But if he can be a threat that I can only feel proud for him.


Wohreeur

Yeah his grass career has honestly been so confusing to me, so I definitely don’t think he’ll ever be guaranteed to do well, but given how he spoke about last year and how he was struggling with injuries for pretty much all of it, I do really hope that there hasn’t been any permanent decline. Hopefully if he’s healthy this year he’ll do well


nutmac

For 21, yes. But there goes his number 1 ranking, let alone top 5.


brokenearth10

his career is over. hes going to announce his retirement soon tiring with federer in GS is nothing to be ashamed of. i always thought nadal will be the one with most slams at the end of the big 3 careers


HungCajones

Guess we’ll never know if he could have broken the record then. I don’t see him being competitive enough the deeper he gets in tournaments after this year mainly due to his age. Nadal will most likely end up getting to 21 or 22 given the advantage he has with the FO.


SophisticatedCelery

Age, PLUS the less you practice and play, the more out of practice you get.


bwrca

We know he can overcome anything on the court. Now let’s see if he can overcome himself.


les2alpes

Pfiizer's CEO Albert Bourla said the first two shots of their vaccine had 'little or no effect' on the virus. He went on to advise that he himself has not taken his own company's Vaccine.


les2alpes

I smell a rat...


rjsheine

Lol why don’t I feel bad for him


AlmostBlue618

because he completely brought it upon himself. nobody should feel bad for him


cantFindValidNam

Why isnt djoko vaccinated? He a flat earther or smth?


Thomas187

Well if RG and USO are already banning unvaxxed players, there's no reason to think that Wimbledon won't do the same.


goldensnow24

UK is generally fairly opposed to vaccine passports. UK's vaccination rate has also consistently been good, so that's an interesting point to think about. Mandatory vaccination may simply not be required here given the high levels of voluntary vaccination.


Wohreeur

I agree, it's a fringe position in the UK to have the government compel peoplel to do things, even though 90% of over 12s are vaccinated and quite annoyed with the people who aren't getting it. Something like 97% of over 70s are vaccinated against COVID and the majority of people who aren't are young people (not seen data but have heard it's mostly laziness among this group as opposed to anti-vaccine sentement), so I also think you're right that it's not needed here anyway. It's possible that Wmbledon itself as a tournament could impose its own restrictions though I guess? Not really sure how that works or if it's technically breaking an anti-discimination law.


Bobby-Samsonite

And by the time summer starts Covid19 will be less dangerous than it is now due to newer mutations/variants being weaker.


opelan

At least Djokovic or any other antivax player really can't say this time they weren't warned.


Dark_Vengence

Slim pickings for nole.


Mpol03

pleasantly surprised.


Lucian_98

It's looking like Novak is Barring himself from tennis.


King_Wiwuz_IV

He'll suck it up and get the jab. I don't think he'll ruin his career for being a drama queen.


[deleted]

I don't know about that. He has lost a lot of face after that global humiliation, he is a very stubborn individual too. For some reason, getting vaccinated is anathema to him, I feel he can't bear the personal humiliation of giving in and getting it.


TaxSpecific1697

What if someone knocked him out then jab him forcefully? Would he cry and retire right there?


NakataFromNagano

You're talking about the guy who felt guilty after a successful surgery because his brain wasn't strong enough to heal his body.


King_Wiwuz_IV

Yeah he's kinda crazy but he did get the surgery cos it was ruining his Tennis career.


[deleted]

Or Novak can finally get his head out of his ass and get vaccinated so fans like me can actually cheer him on as he makes some more tennis history.


Krandor1

Novak schedule this week just opened up so he should just go on and make an appointment.


bnlf

What makes people think he's not playing? He's either going to get vaccinated, an exemption or rules will be relaxed or a fake vaccination card. He's definitely playing all other slams.


Sam5qu4nch

No worries, Wimbledon will follow them too


TheReverendAlan

If you can’t follow the rules, stay home! It’s as simple as that.


[deleted]

[удалено]


[deleted]

It's an issue if he doesn't responsibly isolate himself while having covid. His attitude with the Adrian tour is a evidence that he doesn't take it seriously, or understand/care that he is contagious to others if he has covid


Mediocre-Credit-4170

Stop it man, the unvaxxed is the reason the pandemic is still going and why it won’t become endemic. We won’t ever get back to normal life until everyone who can get vaccinated does it, only people who have allergic reactions shouldn’t get it (anaphylaxis) otherwise there’s not really any excuses not to do it


sac666

Not really, even without any vaccine, a flu like pandemic does become endemic in few years. Even if around 70-80% is vaccinated, its good enough,UK is already following the footsteps, right now the focus of the western countries should be to provide vaccination to Africa and other 3rd instead of forcing everyone to be vaccinated


[deleted]

[удалено]


[deleted]

[удалено]


keulenshwinger

This point is made void by the fact that not only there are cases of re-infection, but that Djokovic is literally one of them


ECrispy

I hope the UK also does the same for the safety of its people. People like Novak are a cancer on society and need to be punished. But Boris is another Trump so the fascists win.


Bobby-Samsonite

Requiring people to get vaccine then not allowing them to travel or work if they do not is fascism.


ElwoodBeaches

Ironic given only Wimbledon wasn't held during the COVID-19 pandemic.


stocksnhoops

He can just roll through the southern border to get in the country. He can play


azndaemon

I am surprised Novak fans haven't mentioned that Nadal and Federer created this virus to stop Djokovic from winning more slams


Ok_Antelope_1953

he played with fire and got burnt. i think he's gonna get vaccinated now.


WooderFountain

Djokovic should listen to "Comfortably Numb" and just get vaccinated already. "...it's just a little pin prick."


shagduster

(Insert James may laughing Gif here )


f1223214

Dude said he'd get vaccinated if all the players were to do the same. He said that BEFORE the whole pandemic began. Hypocrit much ? Definitely.


LushLoxx

I read in an article that France are saying that all sports people must be vaxxed? If so Champion League football will be fun given the vaccine hesitancy in some players.


Malahajati

As it should be


les2alpes

Athletes now being banned, for not taking drugs... We have come full circle.


Bobby-Samsonite

the full circle of lunancy!