Double fault: Novak Djokovic debacle becomes game of blame
By Michael Koziol <https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/by/michael-koziol-hvf7q> and Courtney Walsh January 8, 2022 — 5.00am 102 <https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/double-fault-novak-djokovic-debacle-becomes-game-of-blame-20220107-p59ml9.html#comments> View all comments <https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/double-fault-novak-djokovic-debacle-becomes-game-of-blame-20220107-p59ml9.html#comments> Advertisement Eleven months ago, after Novak Djokovic lifted the Australian Open trophy for a record ninth time, Tennis Australia president Jayne Hrdlicka used her post-tournament address to praise the vaccines that were then starting to roll out around the world. It was cause for optimism and hope, she said. Sections of the crowd promptly booed. “You are a very opinionated group of people,” Hrdlicka observed. Many of the booers, it was presumed, were fans of Djokovic, a well-known vaccination sceptic. If the so-called “Happy Slam” ended on an awkward note in 2021, it begins in 2022 much more controversially. The federal government decision to cancel Djokovic’s visa and put the world No. 1 into immigration detention in Melbourne has outraged the Serb’s legion of fans, revealed serious failures in how our governments communicate, sparked an international diplomatic incident and brought Australian tennis - and arguably the country - into disrepute. CONTINUED... https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/double-fault-novak-djokovic-debacle-becomes-game-of-blame-20220107-p59ml9.html Michael Koziol <https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/by/michael-koziol-hvf7q> is a journalist at The Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via Twitter <https://twitter.com/michaelkoziol?lang=en> or email <mailto:[email protected]> . -- http:www.antic.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SERBIAN NEWS NETWORK" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/senet/04c601d80473%242851cfb0%2478f56f10%24%40gmail.com.
