COVID-19 and Tennis

MARTINE said:
When I was working in a corporate health role and could go into RLA with clients - always always avoided the Maria (Gruntova) Sharapova games (at the clients request).😂😂 … the worst by far!!!
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The swimming federation or whatever they are called stopped false starts in swimming events overnight. Tennis has a 5 week break somewhere between seasons. You'd think they could stipulate that on return to the new season all grunting must cease. Simple
 
prozac said:
The swimming federation or whatever they are called stopped false starts in swimming events overnight. Tennis has a 5 week break somewhere between seasons. You'd think they could stipulate that on return to the new season all grunting must cease. Simple
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Yes
…. grunting is a device to put off opponent .. but (irony alert) it’s pretty rare for a tennis player to try an obtain unfair advantage 😂
 
Just to tie a bow on Djokovic's attendance at his lawyer's office yesterday....bold emphasis by ABC

Novak Djokovic's lawyers issue a media release​

Basically, the statement outlines the case and explains that Novak Djokovic was given a medical exemption to attend the law firm's office for yesterday's hearing.

This is the media release in full:

Hall & Wilcox is acting for Novak Djokovic in relation to the successful motion to quash the cancellation of his visa to enter Australia. Natalie Bannister has led this matter since Mr Djokovic's arrival in Australia, supported by Penelope Ford, Graydon Dowd and a team of lawyers and support professionals.

Hall & Wilcox briefed counsel including Paul Holdenson QC, Nick Wood SC, Nik Dragojlovic and Jim Hartley.

The issue involves whether Mr Djokovic was treated properly and provided procedural fairness when he entered the country. Judge Kelly ordered that the decision to cancel Mr Djokovic's visa be quashed and that Mr Djokovic be released from detention.

Natalie and the team have worked extremely hard and under intense pressure to support Mr Djokovic and successfully have his visa reinstated. We are proud of this result and delighted for our client.

Mr Djokovic attended our Melbourne office for the hearing. This attendance was in accordance with our COVID-19 vaccination policy, under a medical exemption approved by our COVID officer and Managing Partner.

We understand that there is a lot of interest in the case. We will comment further in due course.
 
HappyFlyerFamily said:
Just to tie a bow on Djokovic's attendance at his lawyer's office yesterday....bold emphasis by ABC

Novak Djokovic's lawyers issue a media release​

Basically, the statement outlines the case and explains that Novak Djokovic was given a medical exemption to attend the law firm's office for yesterday's hearing.

This is the media release in full:

Hall & Wilcox is acting for Novak Djokovic in relation to the successful motion to quash the cancellation of his visa to enter Australia. Natalie Bannister has led this matter since Mr Djokovic's arrival in Australia, supported by Penelope Ford, Graydon Dowd and a team of lawyers and support professionals.

Hall & Wilcox briefed counsel including Paul Holdenson QC, Nick Wood SC, Nik Dragojlovic and Jim Hartley.

The issue involves whether Mr Djokovic was treated properly and provided procedural fairness when he entered the country. Judge Kelly ordered that the decision to cancel Mr Djokovic's visa be quashed and that Mr Djokovic be released from detention.

Natalie and the team have worked extremely hard and under intense pressure to support Mr Djokovic and successfully have his visa reinstated. We are proud of this result and delighted for our client.

Mr Djokovic attended our Melbourne office for the hearing. This attendance was in accordance with our COVID-19 vaccination policy, under a medical exemption approved by our COVID officer and Managing Partner.

We understand that there is a lot of interest in the case. We will comment further in due course.
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Aaah there it is again …. The ‘e’ word. Exemption…the gift that keeps on giving
 

Were the Results of a Positive PCR Test Manipulated?​

Tennis star Novak Djoković claims that he tested positive for the coronavirus on Dec. 16. But the digital test result suggests otherwise. This and a suspected false statement could create new visa problems for the athlete in Australia.
By Max Hoppenstedt und Jörn Meyn
11.01.2022, 18.37 Uhr
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Link - Spiegel International
 
dajop said:
With this whole thing occupying so media space , my thoughts on the debacle are simply "... Are we there yet?" A journey that keeps on going. Nice distraction I guess from everything else that's going on.
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I think the interest in the story is down to so many factors
- A sporting celebrity, Aussies love sports , and here we have one that's both hero and villain depending on your viewpoint.
- Its entwined with the Covid vaccination situation. NoVax is a staunch anti-vaxer, again drawing in the auidence for that debate.
- The Morrison Gov'ts handling, so we bring political factions into it
- Border control, so many Aussies understand border control, so we can all relate to the forms, requirements rules etc.
- His Exemption - again, so many are unable to return to Australia, and this guy appears to have been able to circumvent it

I think this is partly why we haven't seen an immediate decision one way or the other by Minister Hawke.
 
dajop said:
With this whole thing occupying so media space , my thoughts on the debacle are simply "... Are we there yet?" A journey that keeps on going. Nice distraction I guess from everything else that's going on.
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I'm enjoying following it all from my quarantine in QLD 🤨
 
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It continues to get worse. At the families press conference yesterday novaz's brother closed the event when a question was asked as to why he was unmasked and not in isolation in the days following the positive test.

But today his mother is saying he did not know the result for some days after even though the "official" version says the positive test was put out on the evening of the 16th.
au.sports.yahoo.com

'Didn't know': Mother's staggering claim in Novak Djokovic furore

Dijana Djokovic claims her son didn't know he had Covid-19 when he attended a number of public events. Read more here.
au.sports.yahoo.com au.sports.yahoo.com
 
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