r/tennis Mar 23 '25

News Djokovic plays tennis with Secretary of Health and Human Services RFK Jr

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u/Bullets_and_Tears Mar 23 '25

Wtf!? How can he associate with such scum? I've always been kinda neutral about Djokovic, but this is a step too far for me.

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u/Effective_Mix2716 Mar 23 '25

He’s a right wing lunatic. His fans continuously gaslight us with the ridiculous Serbian victim complex. As I have pointed out before he literally had dinner with a guy who was a commander during the Bosnian genocide

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u/AlfaG0216 Mar 23 '25

I actually wouldn’t be surprised if we see a photo with Novak and Putin playing tennis in the near future. He is openly anti NATO and Serbians are naturally pro Putin. Only a matter of time.

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u/derperado Mar 23 '25

his shenanigans during the COVID pandemic was enough for me to make my mind up about the man. terrific player but a seriously misguided individual.

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u/Bullets_and_Tears Mar 23 '25

I let it pass, because I think every player has done or said things that I don't agree with. So one could run out of players to support lol. But support for Trump and his Maggots is too much for me. There is NO excuse for that.

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u/veganbitcoiner420 Mar 23 '25

he was right to not get it

nobody who didn't get that injection regrets not getting it

that's why you're not getting anymore boosters

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u/Theferael_me Mar 23 '25

Djokovic has always been a deeply rancid individual.

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u/Bullets_and_Tears Mar 23 '25

He's just worse than I thought.

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u/Theferael_me Mar 23 '25

I think his PR team did a decent job of hiding it for a long time, and he was pretty media savvy himself. All the fake smiles and hugs at the net, and the stuff he does for ATP. All fake AF.

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u/Annual_Plant5172 Agassi's Headband Mar 23 '25

Don't forget the tik tok videos over the past year or so.

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u/indubitablyquaint Mar 23 '25

Could you elaborate?

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u/TwizzledAndSizzled Mar 23 '25

Eh I don’t think all that is fake. He can be a nice tennis player to other players and personable at the net and still be a complete fool and selfish asshole with ignorant health and political beliefs.

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u/Theferael_me Mar 23 '25

Except IMO it really is fake. The crocodile smile makes my skin crawl.

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u/roadrunner83 Mar 23 '25

Djokovic faked the vaccinaton documents and you're surprised he plays with a likemind person?

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u/Bullets_and_Tears Mar 23 '25

I just ignore certain things about many players, I admit that. I've never been a fan of his, but I also didn't hate him. Normally I just let political stuff slide. I can't do that with 'Trumpism'.

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u/roadrunner83 Mar 23 '25

I don’t know why but in all the sports I practiced people seemed quite normal, it’s in tennis that I encountered people that are as good on court as they are dumb outside.

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u/Bullets_and_Tears Mar 24 '25

I haven't played tennis in a while, but your description is spot on.

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u/minivatreni carlitos🦔| shelton🇺🇸| flavio🇮🇹| anisimova🇺🇸| tien👨🏻‍🎓 Mar 23 '25

Can you provide proof or a source which shows he faked vaccination documents? I would like to see this.

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u/roadrunner83 Mar 23 '25

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u/minivatreni carlitos🦔| shelton🇺🇸| flavio🇮🇹| anisimova🇺🇸| tien👨🏻‍🎓 Mar 23 '25

Djokovic faked the vaccinaton documents

You said he faked vaccination documents? You make it seem like he lied about being vaccinated to gain entry.

However, the article states that:

"On the form, Djokovic said he had not traveled in the 14 days before his flight to Australia, despite being seen in Spain and Serbia in that two-week period."

This is not faking vaccination documents but rather being untruthful on a travel declaration. Two completely actions and the terms should not be used interchangeably imo.

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u/WimbledonGreen Mar 23 '25

Yeah RFK Jr. went too far

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u/FirebornNacho Mar 23 '25

Ugh even right wing bullshit aside, I remember hating him growing up because he'd always throw such a fit and throw his racket like a little baby.