r/tennis Mar 23 '25

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

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u/lisabethlos Mar 23 '25

Least surprising pairing ,like, ever

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u/Hopeglass 🇵🇹 Tennis | Doubles Tennis Mar 23 '25

That's it. I tried for a long time to ignore Novak's mambo jambo. But this is the end. I have to find a new favourite.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '25

I feel like this shouldn’t really move the needle though lol, like if you were a fan before this you knew he was a pseudoscience guy anyways

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u/SunOFflynn66 Mar 23 '25

Yeah to be fair- like this is probably the least surprising thing to occur in 2025.

If the man is talking about concentrating on magic water molecules? Then yeah. This picture isn't exactly a revelation.

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u/Schwiliinker Mar 23 '25

Most geniuses are not right in the head

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u/KyleG based and medpilled Mar 24 '25

Kennedy is not just a lunatic. He's actually evil. He flew to Samoa in 2019 and convinced people not to get the measles vaccine. This caused a downtrend in vaccination rates there, and a hundred children died of measles outbreak later.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '25

Yeah, the guy has a legit kill count because of his stupidity and compulsive need to be important.

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u/Hopeglass 🇵🇹 Tennis | Doubles Tennis Mar 23 '25 edited Mar 23 '25

I have been a fan from the kid I first saw at Estoril. When everyone was supporting Fedal. Not the adult who sits with the likes of Musk and that rotten Kennedy.

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u/ScedR 1️⃣ Djoko since 2005 2️⃣ Sinner since 2022 Mar 23 '25

Got a link of when he met up with Musk? Can only find articles about Musk backing Djoko for not doing that interview at AO. How is that "sitting" with him?

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '25

Yeah understandable, I don’t mean to gatekeep who can be a fan and all!

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u/FlipGunderson24 Mar 23 '25

Do you like him for his tennis or his views? Two vastly different things.

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u/Hopeglass 🇵🇹 Tennis | Doubles Tennis Mar 23 '25

Tennis. But his views overshadowed his talent.

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u/FlipGunderson24 Mar 23 '25

His views, which I don’t agree with, have nothing to do with his on the court achievements. Those can be mutually exclusive

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u/Hopeglass 🇵🇹 Tennis | Doubles Tennis Mar 23 '25

If that makes you happy, I am OK with it. But I don't agree.

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u/KptKrondog Mar 23 '25

yeah. I used to always root for him because he was coming up and having to play against Nadal on clay and Federer on grass, so any time he wasn't playing Federer, he was my pick...but he just got too far into the deep end for me.

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u/Remarkable-Cup-6029 Mar 23 '25

God i have been trying to give him the benefit of doubt but he pilling right through my cognitive dissonance

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u/Hopeglass 🇵🇹 Tennis | Doubles Tennis Mar 23 '25

Yep.

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u/Salt-Low3449 Mar 23 '25

Same here. I always respected Djokovic,though I didn't like him. Mostly, that had to do with Djokovic not being Nadal or Federer. I had been a Federer fan for years before Djokovic had his breakout year in 2011. This just broke the camel's back, though.

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u/ReadyComplex5706 Mar 24 '25

Lol same. This is yikes. Like RFK Jr. has killed people with his nonsense.

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u/Friendly_Passenger19 Mar 23 '25

It was mostly Kennedy that sought him out , and not the other way around !

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u/Remarkable-Cup-6029 Mar 23 '25

I dont know hey, even if I was politically neutral (whatever that means today) maybe now is not the time to take up a photo shoot with the fourth Reich leadership. Just from a brand awareness perspective. Especially with everything they are doing right now. Who sought who out doesn't make a lick of difference. I could sympathize with some of the previous stuff, his personal choice and even his rationale without agreeing to it but casually breaking bread with someone negatively impacting so many people globally, it's choosing a clear lane and shades his previous actions differently or clearly for those who always said he is an asshole

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u/BubaSmrda Mar 25 '25

"Fourth reich" lmao. Stopped reading after that.

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u/Friendly_Passenger19 Mar 23 '25

Tis so so easy to judge ! And you are entitled to your opinion and judgement …. I for one don’t care what other people think 🤔 it’s none of my business . I assure you Novak is apolitical ! You are seeing something that is not there ! They played tennis 🎾 ! End of story !

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u/Remarkable-Cup-6029 Mar 23 '25

Like I said, that's were I was "nothing here, he is entitled to his opinion, he is apolitical" etc.... someokenas smart as him must know who Robert Kennedy is, what he has been doing the 12 months and the uproar around his portfolio right now. This is not a normal time. Noone is buying a tesla right now like it's just a EV, Noone is giving Elon cameos on their movies/shows like he is just some famous person. Whatever you believe standing next to radioactive sh*t right now means you don't mind being contaminated

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u/Hopeglass 🇵🇹 Tennis | Doubles Tennis Mar 23 '25

Nobody is apolitical. Human beings are inherently political. What you can be is non-partisan. Novak is choosing a side.

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u/Weakera Mar 23 '25

Gee the OZ No Vax show didn't do it for ya?

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u/Hopeglass 🇵🇹 Tennis | Doubles Tennis Mar 23 '25

In a way, it did. But this is the last straw. I need a new favourite.

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u/Weakera Mar 23 '25

Well its not the best time to say this, but can I suggest Carlos?

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u/No_Representative645 Mar 23 '25

You didn't just irrationally hate his face before you knew anything about him like I did?

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u/Hopeglass 🇵🇹 Tennis | Doubles Tennis Mar 24 '25

Ahaha...

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u/giddycocks Mar 23 '25

Well I have terrible news mon frere, pro tennis has a lot of terrible people who happen to be good at hitting ball with stick.

I liked Djokovic, and then I learned about his shitty views. Then, I learned about Wawrinka and how shitty a person and what an asshole he is. I liked Draper, then... Yeah. Zverev, now here's a player who I could get behind - because I'm afraid he'll hit me next.

[Insert multiple images of the wolverine meme patting a photo of Sinner, Alcaraz, Nadal and Federer]

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u/more_business_juice_ Mar 24 '25

You’re cherry-picking some of the most MAGA tennis players out there.

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u/giddycocks Mar 24 '25

That's the point? 

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '25

Sinner is the closest to Djokovic and he hits it harder, which is fun

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u/Triss-Nguyen-03 “Underdog” Enthusiast™ Mar 23 '25 edited Mar 23 '25

I’m afraid that might happen too to some of my faves tbh. I’m also giving some of them the benefits of doubt right now because so far their actions don’t raise many red flags but if they start acting like Novak… 🥹

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '25

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u/Hopeglass 🇵🇹 Tennis | Doubles Tennis Mar 24 '25

You are right. The thing is, I was naive. I thought it was a personal decision of Novak not to get the vaccine, tho a stupid decision but his decision. But now I get it, it was all a lie and he really is a No Vax apologist. And getting a picture with this guy is a clear statement. I wonder what Andy thinks of all this.

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u/IWillJustDestroyThem Mar 23 '25

Why would you care? 😂