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It is Time to Send Novak Djoković Home
Is he one of us or one of them?
Usually, I don’t comment on daily news but this one fired me up. As of this week, tennis superstar Novak Djoković is being held at an Australian government detention hotel.
This is how the BBC summarises it:
World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic has had his visa to enter Australia dramatically revoked upon his arrival in Melbourne, amid a backlash against his vaccine exemption. Djokovic had been granted the exemption to play in the Australian Open, but border officials said he did not meet entry rules.
Basically, he pushed his luck and failed. After that he tried the “Do you know who I am” card and it didn’t quite fly either.
He is now in a government detention hotel, with a court set to decide on Monday whether he should be deported
Djokovic’s parents held a press conference in which they said he was being held prisoner by the authorities.
Of course, this is not the first time he clashed with Covid-19 restrictions. In March 2021 he held a massive super-spreading party, which he later said he was sorry for. He was mocking this crisis and the disease from the start.
