Novak Djokovic - Tumblr Posts
Random side commentary: as someone that does government/public law as a day job, I’m highly intrigued to see how the Novak Djokovic visa cancellation plays out… safe to say a lot of people are seeing just how complicated migration and visa laws are for Australia (and in a way, that’s the whole point - it’s complicated to deter people from seeking entry to Australia 😵💫)
Personally, I hope the matter lands in the Minister’s favour (ie Novak’s visa is denied). There’s clearly something wrong with the paperwork he needed to provide to prove either vaccination or a *valid* medical exemption under the federal guidelines. He can be granted the exemption to participate in a state government sponsored event (like the Australian Open) but it means nothing if you don’t meet the federal guidelines.
The advisory body on covid vaccines in Australia clearly warned the Victorian government and Tennis Australia that a prior infection of Covid does not in itself give a valid exemption from vaccine, only allows for the delaying of getting the vaccines. They removed it completely from the guidelines to avoid confusion before his exemption was granted by Tennis Australia, which appears to have not been keeping up to date with the change. The automatic granting of visas clearly state that Australian Border Force officials can, and do, check the validity of applications at a point of arrival (of course, what’s happened with the Czech player is a whole other issue - that’s wild how she was able to come through!) and if a visa is revoked then it’s bad news for the person. If Novak’s visa is properly cancelled, he’s barred from entering Australia for three years 😬
However, the court may use this weird section of the Migration Act that’s basically a catch all “discretionary” power (can’t remember the section off the top of my head lol), so who knows. 🤷🏻♂️
Regardless, that’s me today - working and having the case hearing on in the background… just need to get the fucking link to work haha
Cincinnati Open 2008: Novak tries to steal Andy's trophy
(Interestingly enough, this accomplished the almost impossible feat of getting a genuine happy smile out of Andy during a trophy ceremony.)
photo credit: Ronald Martinez/getty images
Favourite Tennis Friendships→ Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic
“Sometimes we catch up for dinner. It’s good to see somebody you grew up with doing so well in professional tennis and it’s great to show to people that top-five players, who are big rivals on the court, can be really good friends as well.” - Novak Djokovic
rafole edit? idk. is this good enough? gone gone/thank you, tyler the creator :]
Cincinnati Open 2008: Novak tries to steal Andy's trophy
(Interestingly enough, this accomplished the almost impossible feat of getting a genuine happy smile out of Andy during a trophy ceremony.)
photo credit: Ronald Martinez/getty images
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray take selfies.
Favourite Tennis Friendships→ Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic
“Sometimes we catch up for dinner. It’s good to see somebody you grew up with doing so well in professional tennis and it’s great to show to people that top-five players, who are big rivals on the court, can be really good friends as well.” - Novak Djokovic
roger haircuts as weirdly specific and random ppl (this is a joke ok pls guys)
mtv musician who’s been trying to start an acting career but ends up partying at frat houses every weekend even though he’s not in a frat so how the hell does he know these people. was drunk during an interview on national television
coworker at your office job that you’re trying very hard not to fall in love with because you’re just friends, which becomes increasingly difficult since he leaves cute messages on sticky notes on your cubicle wall and he’s the only thing that makes your day tolerable
famous spanish singer that you only know about because your mom tears up every time people talk about him. he passed away years before you were born but you occasionally hear him playing on the tv and his music’s actually really good
that one guy that everyone on your college campus knows only because he’s always carrying around a guitar case for some reason even though you’ve never even seen him play. you ran into him twice at a karaoke bar and he’s nice enough but makes weird conversation. your friends refers to him as “you know, the guy that looks like jesus”
your friend’s friend that seems decent but also scares you because sometimes you all hang out at the bowling alley and once he snapped at the clerk and you can’t really tell if he hates you or not
bratty actor who is notoriously known for his attitude, once walked off a set because he thought “this line is stupid and the scriptwriters are a joke, i can’t play such a humiliating role” but you have to tolerate him anyway because he has genuine talent and you signed a contract as his agent
“Criminal justice major at WT 👨🏻💻
✈️ love to travel :) 🎣🏌🏼♂️
wanna get to know someone for real
class of 2017 go buffs 🇺🇸”
is his bio. on everything.
In light of today's match...
What a match! Definitely an emotional rollercoaster for Carlitos, Nole and all of us that watched it. This is long, so scroll along if you don't have the patience.
Having grown up watching Roger, Rafa and Novak dominate the tennis scene, it has been refreshing to watch Carlos Alcaraz climb the ladder so fast! This man has captivated most of us, if not all, and each of his matches have brought me the same joy I felt when I first watched him play.
Brilliantly defending his Wimbledon title and playing in the Olympics just less than 15 days after, I cannot imagine the physical effort required to play back to back doubles and singles matches, even for a professional athlete. But he has been at the top of his game.
Today is Novak's moment, no doubt. What he has done for his country and achieved for it today is truly commendable. His celebration was all it took for me to break down as well and realise that this has been the one thing he has wanted for so long.
But, what Carlos has achieved is something most would only dream of; a silver medalist in his first Olympics. Not only is he an amazing player but also a good person. His sportsmanship shone through today, when he let Nole have that first serve again and when, despite all the pressure and frustration, he did not allow himself to lose control and get aggressive.
Not much older than I, he showed such maturity. My respect, admiration and love for this man have increased tenfold today. Seeing him have tears in his eyes, brought tears to mine and this is definitely not the outcome us Carlos fans hoped for.
It has been quite a week, what with Andy Murray retiring and Carlos missing out on the gold. But we know there's more to come.
On the off chance that Carlos does somehow stumble upon tennisblr and comes across this post -
Carlitos, estamos todos muy orgullosos de ti. Siempre habrá una próxima oportunidad y sabemos que volverás más fuerte. Te mando mucho amor.
(I used google translate so idk how good this is)
image cred u/Dijon581 reddit
I don't know I just thought the image was silly. the match going on rn has me in shambles
Looks like a nice trip 👍
🎩🪄🐇
Novak Djokovic?
Today’s match is something else fr! I went from being emotional by Nole’s speech and the reel to literally choked on my drink seeing that GOLD RACKET! Like no doubt that thing is 24K. I was starting to think the thing wasn’t bad and then they went and reminded me of how sick I was abt the whole thing.
Still very emotional about the goodbye message, just that racket took me out a bit💀
there you go, nole calling carlos titanito
https://x.com/TennisTV/status/1842506995334779278
"¡Titanito!"
"¡Titan!"
"¿Que pasa, tío?"
"¿Que pasa, tío?"