Oliver Brown has written a stirring tribute to the defiance and determination of Novak Djokovic, who "stuck it to the two countries who locked him out" by winning in both the U.S. and Australia this year.
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The victory of Novak Djokovic in the latest French Open had the usual mixed reception in Australia. While Australians pretend to like radicals, larrikins and the occasional deviant, the contrary is true. Tight buttoned, properly behaved and conformist to the point of invisibility, the boringly predictable are always preferred. You can rely on them. Even […]
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It was, all and all, an odd spectacle. The Ladies’ Singles victor for Wimbledon 2022 had all the credentials that would have otherwise guaranteed her barring. Being Russian-born, news outlets in Britain walked gingerly around The All England Club’s decision to ban Russian players yet permit Elena Rybakina to play. Sky News noted that, “Moscow-born […]
21WIRE | As the familiar saying goes, "go woke, and go broke."
21WIRE | French officials are threatening to ban the world's top player from their grand slam tournament.
Metro | ‘It’s an absolute joke what’s gone on the last 12 days. It’s sad the way it ended.'
Australia’s treatment of Novak Djokovic, the tennis world number one, has been revelatory. Unintentionally, this has exposed the seedier, arbitrary and inconsistent nature of Australia’s border policies. The approval by the Australian Federal Court of the Immigration Minister Alex Hawke’s decision to re-cancel the prominent Serb’s visa left the country a heaving precedent that will […]
21WIRE | Government cited fears that the tennis could could inspire other 'anti-vaxxers.'
January 10, 2022 will be remembered as one of the odder days in the annals of sport. For one, it had little to do with physical exertion. Tennis proved secondary to the claims of one Novak Djokovic, currently the world’s number one ranked player. Instead of finding himself training on court in preparation for the […]
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