I was there! It was a fun opening game with tsitsipas. They needed microphones for talking, doing other funny games and playing with other guests (kids and special Olympic champions too)
If I remember right it was the lying about his vaccination status to get into Australia for the Australian Open and being kind of shitty about it when he got kicked out of the open and the country for it. I think he got a 3 year ban from Australia too, but they must have lifted it.
He's also just kind of a dick in general
His vaccination status was unvaccinated on his visa application. He was issued a travel visa by the NSW government, and then rejected upon arrival by border control, and then the federal government revoked the visa. To this day, I don't understand why people are upset with him and not with the government who caused the entire scandal.
Novak's also not really a dick at all - the vast majority of his colleagues have incredible things to say about him, and he is the player who has by far done the most to increase the pay of rookie tennis players. If he's guilty of anything, it's that he tries too hard to be liked by everyone.
Gotcha then I misremembered the details.
You can do good things and be liked by some colleagues and still be a bit of a dick. He's got a history of public outbursts and being a sore loser. Some people don't care, some people think that makes him a bit of a dick. It's, like, opinions man.
Fair enough - but in that case both Federer and Nadal (among many other players) should be considered dicks too since they also have a similar history of outbursts when things don't go their way. You're free to have your opinion - but the reasons I often see from people who share your opinion just baffle me sometimes, to be honest
There's an interesting [video](https://youtu.be/G5m-dt4PZqg?si=8nmNR6aNJ2nX-zlB) on YouTube about this idiot.
Unfortunately it's in French but the automatic subtitling is okay.
Nothing like a bit of smearing for political and/or personal agenda
https://www.reddit.com/r/bizarrelife/comments/1993flq/sound_on/kikna2f/
At least do the background check on that to make sure
Agree but there was more to it, he got deported or something because of it. There is also [this](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/novak-djokovic-kosovo-serbia-controversy-french-open-nato-dozens-injured/)
Why do they have microphones anyway?
if you grunt too small you lose 15 points
[It seems to be a charity exhibition match](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nh6XgGTN4U)
Unless you vocalise and grunt on every hit in tennis, the points don't count and the umpire gets to throw things at you
I was there! It was a fun opening game with tsitsipas. They needed microphones for talking, doing other funny games and playing with other guests (kids and special Olympic champions too)
This, what the hell?
No ill will, just having a good ol time
Dude just walked off
Novax really do be on a campaign tryna rebuild his internet image so people don't see him as a the big spoilt baby he is
What did he do which was so bad? Was it refusing the vaccine or was there more to it all?
If I remember right it was the lying about his vaccination status to get into Australia for the Australian Open and being kind of shitty about it when he got kicked out of the open and the country for it. I think he got a 3 year ban from Australia too, but they must have lifted it. He's also just kind of a dick in general
His vaccination status was unvaccinated on his visa application. He was issued a travel visa by the NSW government, and then rejected upon arrival by border control, and then the federal government revoked the visa. To this day, I don't understand why people are upset with him and not with the government who caused the entire scandal. Novak's also not really a dick at all - the vast majority of his colleagues have incredible things to say about him, and he is the player who has by far done the most to increase the pay of rookie tennis players. If he's guilty of anything, it's that he tries too hard to be liked by everyone.
Gotcha then I misremembered the details. You can do good things and be liked by some colleagues and still be a bit of a dick. He's got a history of public outbursts and being a sore loser. Some people don't care, some people think that makes him a bit of a dick. It's, like, opinions man.
Fair enough - but in that case both Federer and Nadal (among many other players) should be considered dicks too since they also have a similar history of outbursts when things don't go their way. You're free to have your opinion - but the reasons I often see from people who share your opinion just baffle me sometimes, to be honest
He was famous for doing these kinds of gags long before covid lol
100% even fun videos like this all I think to myself is “fuck this guy”
That pencil head gets about one pass per year. Glad it’s January.
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There's an interesting [video](https://youtu.be/G5m-dt4PZqg?si=8nmNR6aNJ2nX-zlB) on YouTube about this idiot. Unfortunately it's in French but the automatic subtitling is okay.
Lol
ah yes the 100th time tennis players have over exaggerated grunts for comedic effect. Gets funnier every time
Wait… people don’t like Novak?
Anti-vax or whatever I think
Anti-vaxer who lied about it to get into a comp and just more general arseholery.
Is he anti-Vax or did he just refuse to comply with getting one vaccine?
Neither https://www.reddit.com/r/bizarrelife/comments/1993flq/sound_on/kikna2f/
Thanks for taking the time to be the one person who actually brings a nuanced and informed answer.
No inbetween here on reddit broski, you should know that
Nothing like a bit of smearing for political and/or personal agenda https://www.reddit.com/r/bizarrelife/comments/1993flq/sound_on/kikna2f/ At least do the background check on that to make sure
That’s a dumb reason to hate someone
Agree but there was more to it, he got deported or something because of it. There is also [this](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/novak-djokovic-kosovo-serbia-controversy-french-open-nato-dozens-injured/)
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He's still a jackass. Just a little gruntty one now.
So funny 😆
This is the kind of shit that made my high school gym teacher hate me
I only hear Dan and Arin saying: "Tennis... Tennis... Tennis... Tennis"
Djokic the GOAT
lmao
Chad
Is there a vibrator in the racquet or what?
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Not funny at all