The car accelerates, the tunnel narrows and the wall looms in the background, threatening, through the mists.
We will see who is stamped.
“I made an error in judgment. I should have postponed the appointment with the journalist, “said Djokovic
This morning Spanish time, the draw for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, will have been drawn.
What does the reader think?
Should Novak Djokovic appear on the charts, commanding the troops, as the leader of the ATP circuit?
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Just like soccer or religion, we all have something to say when the topic of the coronavirus comes up.
However, no one knows the definitive answer, not even the Australian Immigration Minister, who has the last word. Alex Hawke has been defoliating the margarita for 48 hours, deciding what to do. Should you abide by Judge Kelly’s decision (the magistrate was returning Djokovic’s visa on Monday)? Or is it convenient for you to break the principle of separation of powers, interpret that Djokovic lied in his questionnaire before the customs agent and sign his deportation?
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The tournament organizers and the people of Tennis Australia cross their fingers, pending as it is on a matter that, in reality, transcends them: the Djokovic case goes far beyond a tennis Grand Slam, even sports in general.
Multiple elements support this reflection, but let’s stick with the statements of the Serbian Prime Minister. Yesterday, Ana Brnabic said:
–If you are positive, you have to isolate yourself. I don’t know when (Djokovic) received the results and when he saw them. That’s a slightly gray area that only Novak can answer. If you skipped the fourteen-day mandatory isolation, it’s a serious violation
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Reading it complicates Djokovic’s life, as the data speaks volumes. Djokovic said he tested positive for coronavirus on December 16. However, numerous images show him collecting an award in the following days, without a mask and without a social safety distance. Or attending an interview with The team .
On Tuesday, during a dizzying press conference in Belgrade, the Djokovic family made a exit from the forum.
“This press conference is over,” said Djordje Djokovic, Djokovic’s younger brother, when asked about all those contradictions.
Hearing the question, the tennis player’s parents, brother, and uncle stood up, chanted, and left the stage.
Of that show of arrogance, half the world took note.
Ana Brnabic, too.
There are already many voices that position themselves against the tennis player, an expert when it comes to forcing systems and putting bureaucrats, diplomats and scientists on the ropes.
Faced with the turn things were taking, Novak Djokovic himself, who adds training after training at the Rod Laver Arena, the temple of tennis for Australians, yesterday opted to lower the souffle. In a statement released on social media, he admitted to having lied about his activities in the days after his positive.
“I felt compelled to go to the interview with The team not to leave the journalist lying down, but I kept social distance and a mask all the time, except during the photographs. Returning home, I isolated myself and reflected. I made a mistake in judgment. I should have postponed the appointment, ”he wrote.
He also acknowledged having falsified a piece of information. Days ago, before the customs agent, he had said that he had not visited any third country in the fourteen days prior to landing in Australia. Residing in Monte Carlo, there are multiple traces of his recent presence in Serbia and Spain.
Djokovic admitted that fact, singing a mea culpa that some interpret as crocodile tears.
The hype starts running tonight. The Australian Open is crossing its fingers but the Australian government still does not have the last word. The soap opera is popcorn and coke.
