Talk About Tennis 2.0

JazzNU wrote: ↑Mon Jan 10, 2022 3:26 pm The only reason this isn't surprising is because it was becoming clear that his celebrity was being taken into account. This wasn't a good legal case for Novax. He hasn't been forced to answer questions related to his questionable covid positive timeline, the judge not doing probing into that speaks volumes on how this was decided. Highly doubtful Average Joe with a similar case is granted access here, the court would've reprimanded the government on the due process, then probed into the validity of the violation at that time since he's not an Australian citizen and the house of cards would've come tumbling down. Or the judge would've overturned the due process decision granting the visa, and still remanded him back to the immigration hotel since the matter hasn't been fully decided by the authorities on the validity of the medical exemption. This decision is inconsistent with others that have been made there. This is special treatment, plain and simple.

And this highly public ordeal is going to open up the floodgates on the unvaxxed Aussies not being allowed to return or free movement, and the ones that have Russian vaccines not being able to return home. And Australia deserves the problems that come from this for the special treatment they gave to this Diva.

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Mon Jan 10, 2022 1:54 am

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 10, 2022 1:42 am Ok, that is a very grave accusation to just float it out there in social media. If that is true, I gather we are no longer talking deportation, we are talking at least a misdemeanor?

Update: Rennae Stubbs said no way, he wasn't there.

Judge just ordered Aussie officials to bring Djokovic to his lawyers or somewhere else where he can watch the hearing (a place that doesn't require vaccination, I guess). So maybe judge earlier approved a release for him to play at Melbourne Park, which seems egregious to me, but what do I know.

Djokovic will get to leave detention to observe the hearing every day that it takes place. So far - and it's very early - the judge sounds pro-Djokovic.

mmmm8 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 10, 2022 4:07 pm

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Mon Jan 10, 2022 1:54 am

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 10, 2022 1:42 am Ok, that is a very grave accusation to just float it out there in social media. If that is true, I gather we are no longer talking deportation, we are talking at least a misdemeanor?

Update: Rennae Stubbs said no way, he wasn't there.

Judge just ordered Aussie officials to bring Djokovic to his lawyers or somewhere else where he can watch the hearing (a place that doesn't require vaccination, I guess). So maybe judge earlier approved a release for him to play at Melbourne Park, which seems egregious to me, but what do I know.

Djokovic will get to leave detention to observe the hearing every day that it takes place. So far - and it's very early - the judge sounds pro-Djokovic.

I know this is moot now that the decision was made, but wasn't the hearing livestreamed online? Is there no internet at the detention hotel?

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Mon Jan 10, 2022 5:13 pm
I think I read that the detention hotel does not have wifi, but I can't remember. The stream was overloaded and glitchy anyway.

mmmm8 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 10, 2022 4:09 pm One of the other players that had this situation (probably wasn't only Voracova) should sue Tennis Australia for misleading them, if they were really told a recent positive test is sufficient for an exemption.

mmmm8 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 10, 2022 5:16 pm

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Mon Jan 10, 2022 5:13 pm
I think I read that the detention hotel does not have wifi, but I can't remember. The stream was overloaded and glitchy anyway.

Wow, that would make the life of the medical refugees detained there even worse.

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Mon Jan 10, 2022 5:19 pm You'd think. But maybe life without social media is quite pleasant. I honestly can't remember but I think I read this right after he was detained and people were writing about the hotel.