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‘Novaxx’ Djokovic gets meme treatment after being denied entry to Australia

"If Djokovic has appealed the decision does that mean we all have to clap really slowly til the result comes back?"

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2022-01-06 14:09
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Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic has been refused entry into Australia, barring him from defending his Open title.

Djokovic announced on Tuesday that he had received a medical exemption from Covid-19 vaccination rules to defend his men’s singles title. Tournament organisers, Tennis Australia, confirmed he had a legitimate vaccine exemption in order to compete and this was endorsed by the Victoria state government.

However, news that Djokovic would be allowed to compete was met with widespread anger throughout the country. Australia has spent months in lockdown under some of the toughest restrictions in the world and over 90 per cent of adults have been double-dosed.

U-turn


Australia’s prime minister Scott Morrison initially appeared to accept the exemption, but completed a U-turn on Wednesday, saying that if Djokovic failed to provide sufficient evidence in support of his medical exemption application he would not be allowed entry.

Morrison tweeted: “Mr Djokovic’s visa has been cancelled. Rules are rules, especially when it comes to our borders.

“No one is above these rules. Our strong border policies have been critical to Australia having one of the lowest death rates in the world from Covid, we are continuing to be vigilant.”

Djokovic was held in the airport for several hours before border officials announced he had not met entry rules.

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He was then taken to a government detention hotel. A court will decide on his deportation on Monday.

The Serbian president lashed out at Australia for the “maltreatment” of Novak Djokovic.

Rafael Nadal short on sympathy, saying: “[But] if you are vaccinated, you can play in the Australian Open. We have been going through very challenging [time]. A lot of families have been suffering in the last three years. It’s normal that people here in Australia get very frustrated with the case because they have been going through all of very hard times.

“A lot of people were not able to come back home, so from my point of view I believe in what the people who know about medicine say. If the people say we need to get vaccinated, we need to get the vaccine. If you do this, you don’t have any problem to play here.”

Memes

Well this was too easy, a man trapped in an airport who may or may not be vaccinated got the people working their Photoshop fingers.

We’ve picked out the best responses:

1.

Victorian government rejects Novak Djokovic visa application in Australian Open bombshell.#novaxdjokovic #AO2022 https://t.co/0tnfqA68pE pic.twitter.com/vsHIjuXthB

— Άχθος Αρούρης (@snolly) January 5, 2022

2.

Too good not to tweet #novaxdjokovic pic.twitter.com/2XgWHpb0AY

— Nigel Brokenshire (@NigeBrokenshire) January 5, 2022

3.

The Terminal ✈️

Directed by: The Australian Government

Starring: @DjokerNole

😆 pic.twitter.com/VRg4vvr6gu

— Adrian Berisha (@adrianberishaa) January 5, 2022

4.

NO-VAX DJOKOVIC – The terminal pic.twitter.com/J9ayrqyVSx

— non-human (@non_human01) January 5, 2022

5.

pic.twitter.com/TSqSJdifz4

— Kat (@kmtf2020) January 5, 2022

6.

The Terminal 2 – OUT NOW! starring Novak Djokovic. #djokovic #terminal #australia #australianopen pic.twitter.com/X0PbBOyszs

— GTL Ben (@GTLBen23) January 5, 2022

7.

Novak Djoković Forced To Live In Melbourne Airport Like Tom Hanks In ‘The Terminal’, After Australia Denies Unvaccinated Tennis Star Entry pic.twitter.com/rYorAEm3aL

— Le Chou (@LeChouNews) January 5, 2022

8.

#Djokovic the Terminal Covidiot#τζοκοβιτς #ψεκια #κολαζ pic.twitter.com/wbS7szGBl4

— Τεχνομάγος (@Technomagos) January 6, 2022

9.

The Terminal#djokovic pic.twitter.com/DjQRIDbTtM

— Bettybus (@EBustreo) January 5, 2022

You get the point!

Reactions

There were also people with some comments on the tennis star.

1.

If Djokovic has appealed the decision does that mean we all have to clap really slowly til the result comes back?

— Tom Peck (@tompeck) January 5, 2022

2.

Unlucky @DjokerNole Flight home? pic.twitter.com/D8mpNq4jEB

— Ryanair (@Ryanair) January 5, 2022

3.

The important thing to remember about Novak Djokovic being denied entry to Australia after spending a day in the airport thinking he was more important than everyone else is that it is incredibly funny.

— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) January 5, 2022

4.

Guys, it’s important to note we don’t *know* Djokovic got an exemption because he’s a famous tennis player. It might have just been because he’s rich.

— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) January 4, 2022

5.

Novak Djokovic supporters take to the streets of Melbourne. pic.twitter.com/7lAXrLaVsI

— Titus O'Reily (@TitusOReily) January 5, 2022

6.

If I was Novak Djokovic, I would simply have taken two doses of the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccinations, then quietly collected my millions of dollars for playing tennis

— Josh Butler (@JoshButler) January 5, 2022

7.

Not looking good for Novaxx Djokovic… https://t.co/iTogbOWh2Z

— Richard Conway (@richard_conway) January 5, 2022

8.

Message to Novak Djokovic pic.twitter.com/U5Jv35IIoJ

— Ian Ford (@ij_ford) January 5, 2022

Related: Djokovic may be ‘only unvaccinated person in the room’ at Australian Open

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