Tag: Tennis

Osaka Tops Forbes List of Highest-Earning Female Athletes

January 14, 2022
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Japan’s Naomi Osaka, a four-times Grand Slam tennis champion who has helped raise awareness of mental health issues in sport, is the world’s highest-paid female athlete, according to a list published by business magazine Forbes on Thursday. Osaka raked in $57.3 million in prize money and endorsements over the last year, nearly all of which…

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Australian Open Tickets To Be Halved For COVID-19 Safety

January 13, 2022
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Out of concerns for COVID-19 safety, the Victorian government has decided that ticket sales for Australian Open (AO) match sessions will be paused at 50 percent. The Victorian Government issued a statement on Jan. 13 detailing this amendment with the intention of creating a “COVIDsafe environment” for patrons at the event. “Ticket sales will be…

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Top Seed Djokovic Included in the Draw Amid Uncertainty of Visa Decision

January 13, 2022
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Australian Open organisers have pressed ahead and included top seed Novak Djokovic in the draw, despite Djokovic still facing the prospect of deportation. After the draw in Melbourne was abruptly postponed by more than an hour without explanation, it was announced that Djokovic would be playing fellow Serb Miomir Kecmanovic in the opening round. Despite a…

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Deported Czech Tennis Player to Seek Compensation from Australian Open Organisers

January 13, 2022
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Czech tennis player, Renata Voracova, has vowed to pursue Tennis Australia for compensation after she left the country on the weekend over a visa dispute. Voracova decided to pull the plug on her Australian Open campaign after her visa was cancelled in the wake of the Novak Djokovic saga. In an interview with Denik, a…

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‘He Didn’t Know’: Novak Djokovic’s Mother Defends Tennis Player

January 12, 2022
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Novak Djokovic’s mother has defended her son on Australian national television and called on the Australian government to not deport the tennis player. Dijana Djokovic appeared on Channel 7’s Sunrise on Wednesday and begged for Australian authorities to allow her son to stay and play in the Australian Open. “Don’t throw him out. He is a…

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Novak Djokovic Apologises for Socializing While COVID positive

January 11, 2022
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Novak Djokovic has issued a statement apologising for not isolating after testing positive to COVID-19 in December saying that he had felt obliged to do an interview and believed since he was asymptomatic and was socially distanced it would be alright. “This was an error of judgement and I accept I should have rescheduled this…

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Australian Authorities Had Grounds to Deny Djokovic, but Bumbled the Process

January 11, 2022
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Commentary As predicted, the fallout from the Novak Djokovic debacle is already haunting the federal government. Ellen Ransley, in an article published by News.com.au, reported on Jan. 11 that several politicians urged the prime minister to clean up the Djokovic visa mess. It argued that the reputation of the government and the Australian Open had…

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Nadal Calls Djokovic Controversy ‘A Circus’

January 11, 2022
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Rafa Nadal called on Monday Novak Djokovic’s COVID-19 vaccine exemption controversy in Australia “a circus” and joked that he would prefer that the world number one tennis player didn’t play at the upcoming Australian Open. Djokovic was released from Australian immigration detention on Monday after winning a court challenge to remain in the country to…

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Move Against Djokovic Unlawful: Australian Government Shoots Itself in the Foot

January 10, 2022
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Commentary If we cut to the chase, the only legitimate interest the Australian, or indeed the Victorian government, have in the otherwise legitimate visit of tennis star Novak Djokovic is whether there is any risk of his infecting anyone in Australia with the Wuhan virus, also known as COVID-19. The same principle applies, with greater…

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Djokovic Back in Training After Court Overturns Visa Cancellation in Australia

January 10, 2022
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World tennis No. 1 Novak Djokovic was back in practice hours after winning a court challenge to remain in Australia on Monday. Djokovic posted on Twitter a photograph of himself on a court at the Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park with a caption thanking the judge who released him from immigration detention over his…

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