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Quote from: Marvell1 on March 07, 2023, 08:19:08 AM

I didn't think there were any restrictions about COVID-19 at this time. This is absolutely ridiculous. Because when there is a war going on and a lot of people are rushing out of a country without any social distancing, certainly there is no COVID-19. But whenever someone is willingly avoiding the COVID-19 vaccine, there are certainly a lot of rules about it. Most countries have dropped the restrictions about COVID-19. I don't think this should be a problem anywhere in the world.

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Quote from: aoluain on March 06, 2023, 04:14:28 PM

I just heard today that Djokovic has been refused entry to the U.S because he doesnt
have a COVID-19 vaccination so wont be playing at Indian Wells.

A few weeks ago the competent authority announced that people who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 will also be allowed to enter the country from 11 May. Thus, it has been clear for a long time that Djokovic can not play at some tournaments in the USA. So I do not understand why this topic is now being discussed in the media again.

The reason it was discussed in the media again is because as far as I know Djokovic applied for an exemption. But it was refused and I guess he already anticipated that more or less. He doesn't get vaccinated and knowingly took the gamble that regulation will be loosened before May 11th. I think it is not optimal for him because as much as he is going to focus on the Grand Slam tournaments, he also wants to extend his lead in being the world no.1 weeks. The tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami are usually two important tournaments for him as he has won them five times and six times, respectively. However, he hasn't made it further than the 1/8th final since 2017. He was kicked out in early rounds and then Covid came up. In terms of points he isn't losing anything compared to last year, but he is also not winning anything and Alcaraz is going to play them both I believe.

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I didn't think there were any restrictions about COVID-19 at this time. This is absolutely ridiculous. Because when there is a war going on and a lot of people are rushing out of a country without any social distancing, certainly there is no COVID-19. But whenever someone is willingly avoiding the COVID-19 vaccine, there are certainly a lot of rules about it. Most countries have dropped the restrictions about COVID-19. I don't think this should be a problem anywhere in the world.

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Quote from: aoluain on March 06, 2023, 04:14:28 PM

I just heard today that Djokovic has been refused entry to the U.S because he doesnt
have a COVID-19 vaccination so wont be playing at Indian Wells.

A few weeks ago the competent authority announced that people who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 will also be allowed to enter the country from 11 May. Thus, it has been clear for a long time that Djokovic can not play at some tournaments in the USA. So I do not understand why this topic is now being discussed in the media again.

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Quote from: bct_ail on March 07, 2023, 02:18:58 AM

Quote from: aoluain on March 06, 2023, 04:14:28 PM

I just heard today that Djokovic has been refused entry to the U.S because he doesnt
have a COVID-19 vaccination so wont be playing at Indian Wells.

A few weeks ago the competent authority announced that people who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 will also be allowed to enter the country from 11 May. Thus, it has been clear for a long time that Djokovic can not play at some tournaments in the USA. So I do not understand why this topic is now being discussed in the media again.

The Covid 19 was started again was a shocking news to the people of all around the world.Since we faced huge economic crisis by the COVID 19,it’s hard for the people who was in medium economic status.Djokovic should be vaccinated to play on safer side of game,he is top class player.He should acted as example for youngsters.

When he was not allowed to play on the USA tournament,he should be vaccinated on the next day.But he had some atheists feeling towards the vaccination.But such things should be avoided.Then he can play the Indian Wells by that vaccination.

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Quote from: aoluain on March 06, 2023, 04:14:28 PM

I just heard today that Djokovic has been refused entry to the U.S because he doesnt
have a COVID-19 vaccination so wont be playing at Indian Wells.

A few weeks ago the competent authority announced that people who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 will also be allowed to enter the country from 11 May. Thus, it has been clear for a long time that Djokovic can not play at some tournaments in the USA. So I do not understand why this topic is now being discussed in the media again.

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Quote from: aoluain on March 06, 2023, 04:14:28 PM

I just heard today that Djokovic has been refused entry to the U.S because he doesnt
have a COVID-19 vaccination so wont be playing at Indian Wells.

I didnt think this was going to be an issue this year.

The draw for Medvedev is easier and its still on hard court so can he make it 4 in a row?

As to Rafa, there is absolutely no point for him to play on hard right now before the start of clay season Madrid, Monte-Carlo, Rome and RG! Hard is highly traumatic surface for him plus add some jet-lag, acclimatization etc issues which are likely to weaken his aging body. Much better for him to miss the US tournament series and get ready for clay season.

yeah i agree, i think if he had to make a decision, getting back on clay is the best option for him, if he felt ready enough for a tournament on hard court, he can use it as warm up, but clay seems to be the best to play on after and injury especially for Nadal.

I wonder if this is what we can expect going forward? that Nadal does not play a full
schedule, instead plays GS and Clay tournaments?

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Quote from: aoluain on March 06, 2023, 04:14:28 PM

I just heard today that Djokovic has been refused entry to the U.S because he doesnt
have a COVID-19 vaccination so wont be playing at Indian Wells.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/mar/06/novak-djokovic-withdraws-from-indian-wells-amid-us-visa-row

I've seen this even long before, it was doubtful that Djokovic could go to United State for 2 ATP Masters tournaments namely Indiana Wells and Miami Open, it's really unfortunate but I think it's no longer a problem for him because he has accepted all the consequences of his decision regarding vaccines.
I'm actually more interested in waiting for confirmation whether Alcaraz will participate in this tournament, I saw his name in the draw but haven't found any news that his participation has been confirmed.

So Alcaraz is top seed and is only scheduled to play on Friday! and the big names are only
starting tomorrow, including Murray who is up against Etcheverry, I dont see the odds yet
on that match but I will probably back Murray.

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Quote from: aoluain on March 06, 2023, 04:14:28 PM

I just heard today that Djokovic has been refused entry to the U.S because he doesnt
have a COVID-19 vaccination so wont be playing at Indian Wells.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/mar/06/novak-djokovic-withdraws-from-indian-wells-amid-us-visa-row

I've seen this even long before, it was doubtful that Djokovic could go to United State for 2 ATP Masters tournaments namely Indiana Wells and Miami Open, it's really unfortunate but I think it's no longer a problem for him because he has accepted all the consequences of his decision regarding vaccines.
I'm actually more interested in waiting for confirmation whether Alcaraz will participate in this tournament, I saw his name in the draw but haven't found any news that his participation has been confirmed.

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Quote from: aoluain on March 06, 2023, 04:14:28 PM

I just heard today that Djokovic has been refused entry to the U.S because he doesnt
have a COVID-19 vaccination so wont be playing at Indian Wells.

I didnt think this was going to be an issue this year.

The draw for Medvedev is easier and its still on hard court so can he make it 4 in a row?

As to Rafa, there is absolutely no point for him to play on hard right now before the start of clay season Madrid, Monte-Carlo, Rome and RG! Hard is highly traumatic surface for him plus add some jet-lag, acclimatization etc issues which are likely to weaken his aging body. Much better for him to miss the US tournament series and get ready for clay season.

yeah i agree, i think if he had to make a decision, getting back on clay is the best option for him, if he felt ready enough for a tournament on hard court, he can use it as warm up, but clay seems to be the best to play on after and injury especially for Nadal.

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Quote from: aoluain on March 06, 2023, 04:14:28 PM

I just heard today that Djokovic has been refused entry to the U.S because he doesnt
have a COVID-19 vaccination so wont be playing at Indian Wells.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/mar/06/novak-djokovic-withdraws-from-indian-wells-amid-us-visa-row

I didnt think this was going to be an issue this year and if that policy holds up for the
year he will miss a good few important tournaments including possibly the GS.

The draw for Medvedev is easier and its still on hard court so can he make it 4 in a row?

Since 2022 have been facing this problem and now America have started to impose the vaccination a big issue and deny entry to the World's No.1 player. He had withdrawn the entry. Same applies for Miami open.

With the vaccination issue he have missed significant tournaments and it continues

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Quote from: aoluain on March 06, 2023, 04:14:28 PM

I just heard today that Djokovic has been refused entry to the U.S because he doesnt
have a COVID-19 vaccination so wont be playing at Indian Wells.

I didnt think this was going to be an issue this year.

The draw for Medvedev is easier and its still on hard court so can he make it 4 in a row?

Yes, Djokovic is out. He will probably have to miss US Open this year as well. On a positive side: Wimbledon to allow Russian & Belarussian players to participate. Was Medvedev good on grass? Wink

As to Rafa, there is absolutely no point for him to play on hard right now before the start of clay season Madrid, Monte-Carlo, Rome and RG! Hard is highly traumatic surface for him plus add some jet-lag, acclimatization etc issues which are likely to weaken his aging body. Much better for him to miss the US tournament series and get ready for clay season.

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I just heard today that Djokovic has been refused entry to the U.S because he doesnt
have a COVID-19 vaccination so wont be playing at Indian Wells.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/mar/06/novak-djokovic-withdraws-from-indian-wells-amid-us-visa-row

I didnt think this was going to be an issue this year and if that policy holds up for the
year he will miss a good few important tournaments including possibly the GS.

The draw for Medvedev is easier and its still on hard court so can he make it 4 in a row?

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Quote from: Joca97 on March 04, 2023, 11:39:47 AM

Quote from: cryptofrka on March 04, 2023, 08:04:09 AM

Yep, Medvedev is on 14-2 this season - he's really started strong.
I'm quite doubtful that he will transfer these results to the clay surfaces, so I plan to bet against him soon enough.

He's been good on grass in recent years though, so will be among the favorites during Wimbledon for sure.

Another easy tournament for Medvedev and finally getting back into form. Three titles in a row is really something in such a small period of time. On clay Medvedev is awful,if tennis was played only on clay he wouldnt even be in the top 100 thats how bad he is

That is maybe a bit too drastic to say how bad he is. It is true that he lacks versatility in that regard, but he is no exception in that some players have a very strong surface and sometimes also relatively weak surfaces. It is true that on cay Medvedev is a really awful player. If you check out his statistics, at least he achieves the 1/8th finals in the French Open frequently, but that's it. In Madrid, Monte Carlo and Rome Medvedev performed awfully as well.

But still he can be a great player. What if on a hard court or also on grass he wins some Grand Slam titles? Could you still label him a bad player? I know what you mean but for as long as he has only one weak surface he can still be a top player (and in fact he has been by becoming the world's number 1).

You can also have the extreme opposite where Nadal is outlandishly strong on clay. The best of the best lose against him on that surface without standing a chance, but that doesn't make them any worse either. Wink

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Quote from: aoluain on March 05, 2023, 09:13:33 AM

Yes an easy win in the end for Medvedev. I like Rublev as well as Medvedev but Andrey
but in my mind he isnt progressing. He cannot seem to get on top of his emotions either.
Daniil mentioned that this season he is working with a mental coach this year, I think
thats actually clear over the last 3 tournaments, he seems to have control over his emotions
on court compared to how he used to be.

It was actually a little one sided for me. Medvedev found it really easy to win the final. I thought he was going to have a little trouble. But he beat Rublev into consecutive sets. Of course, it was a little expected for many people. But I honestly did not think it is going to be that easy for Medvedev.

Anyway, congratulations to Medvedev for winning the championship.

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Quote from: Strongkored on March 05, 2023, 05:52:47 AM

Medvedev being able to win the ATP Dubai is not surprising especially after he was able to beat Djokovic in the semifinals so when in the final he faced Rublev it was relatively an easier match than in the semifinals so he could quickly finish the match and become a champion.

What was surprising was how Alex De Minaur was able to win at ATP Alcapulco because I didn't think he would be able to get through the semifinals when he faced Rune but it turned out that he was able to do it as well as in the final he beat Tommy Paul where in the semifinals he beat Fritz in a long and tiring match, in 3 sets De Minaur beat Paul.

Yes an easy win in the end for Medvedev. I like Rublev as well as Medvedev but Andrey
but in my mind he isnt progressing. He cannot seem to get on top of his emotions either.
Daniil mentioned that this season he is working with a mental coach this year, I think
thats actually clear over the last 3 tournaments, he seems to have control over his emotions
on court compared to how he used to be.

de Minaur v Rune, Rune was suffering from cramps in the third set, he made something
like 57 unforced errors. His service game and movement were affected.

Well done to de Minaur for taking the title after beating Paul who had a gruesome
match against Fritz.

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Quote from: Strongkored on March 05, 2023, 05:52:47 AM

Medvedev being able to win the ATP Dubai is not surprising especially after he was able to beat Djokovic in the semifinals so when in the final he faced Rublev it was relatively an easier match than in the semifinals so he could quickly finish the match and become a champion.

What was surprising was how Alex De Minaur was able to win at ATP Alcapulco because I didn't think he would be able to get through the semifinals when he faced Rune but it turned out that he was able to do it as well as in the final he beat Tommy Paul where in the semifinals he beat Fritz in a long and tiring match, in 3 sets De Minaur beat Paul.

Well, we also thought Medvedev was not going to win against Djokovic. But that happened. So the match between Alex and Rune is also something that had an unexpected outcome.

But I guess at this level of tennis we have to be ready for any type of outcome. I was actually surprised to see the performance of Djokovic. I thought he was going to do a lot better than just reaching the semi-final. Especially with the performance that he had shown in the Australian Open. So that was a little surprise for me. Other than that at this level, I don't think anything was a big surprise, to be honest.

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Medvedev being able to win the ATP Dubai is not surprising especially after he was able to beat Djokovic in the semifinals so when in the final he faced Rublev it was relatively an easier match than in the semifinals so he could quickly finish the match and become a champion.

What was surprising was how Alex De Minaur was able to win at ATP Alcapulco because I didn't think he would be able to get through the semifinals when he faced Rune but it turned out that he was able to do it as well as in the final he beat Tommy Paul where in the semifinals he beat Fritz in a long and tiring match, in 3 sets De Minaur beat Paul.

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Quote from: KennyR on March 04, 2023, 01:11:58 PM

Quote from: Joca97 on March 04, 2023, 11:39:47 AM

Quote from: cryptofrka on March 04, 2023, 08:04:09 AM

Yep, Medvedev is on 14-2 this season - he's really started strong.
I'm quite doubtful that he will transfer these results to the clay surfaces, so I plan to bet against him soon enough.

He's been good on grass in recent years though, so will be among the favorites during Wimbledon for sure.

Another easy tournament for Medvedev and finally getting back into form. Three titles in a row is really something in such a small period of time. On clay Medvedev is awful,if tennis was played only on clay he wouldnt even be in the top 100 thats how bad he is

Much easier win for Medvedev against Rublev. It was expected that Rublev will be giving good fightback. Finally the match ended by the second set for much lower scoring of 6-2 6-2.

Earlier it was Murray who holds the award of three titles winning in three weeks time. No others got such a match playing opportunity, even Djokovic, Federer, Nadal hadn't got this chance.

Since losing the final, he's not in himself, he's mentally completely disintegrated. By looking at this situation you can understand how great athletes the big three are; these guys lost so many finals to each other... They came back from unbelievable injuries, but they continued to win tournaments and rise to the top every time as if nothing had happened. We retired one leg of the big three, I don't even want to think about when nadal and djokovic also retire. About Medvedev, I can't get over the racism he endured. I don't care about his country's politics. In an individual sport, on a non-country representation platform, it was not ok that how he was treated.

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Quote from: Joca97 on March 04, 2023, 11:39:47 AM

Quote from: cryptofrka on March 04, 2023, 08:04:09 AM

Yep, Medvedev is on 14-2 this season - he's really started strong.
I'm quite doubtful that he will transfer these results to the clay surfaces, so I plan to bet against him soon enough.

He's been good on grass in recent years though, so will be among the favorites during Wimbledon for sure.

Another easy tournament for Medvedev and finally getting back into form. Three titles in a row is really something in such a small period of time. On clay Medvedev is awful,if tennis was played only on clay he wouldnt even be in the top 100 thats how bad he is

Much easier win for Medvedev against Rublev. It was expected that Rublev will be giving good fightback. Finally the match ended by the second set for much lower scoring of 6-2 6-2.

Earlier it was Murray who holds the award of three titles winning in three weeks time. No others got such a match playing opportunity, even Djokovic, Federer, Nadal hadn't got this chance.

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Medvedev is still one of the very best tennis players in the world, but he lacks some charisma and personality in my eyes. something Federere, Nadal and Djokovic all have. That can be the difference between the very best or the number 2. Djokovic in form is also almost impossible to beat, but he does have a lot of competition from players like Medvedev, Alcaraz and Sinner for example. The whole top 15 can make it difficult for Djokovic, but in the Australian open he was really too good for everyone. Yet Djokovic is much less dominant on clay.

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Quote from: cryptofrka on March 04, 2023, 08:04:09 AM

Yep, Medvedev is on 14-2 this season - he's really started strong.
I'm quite doubtful that he will transfer these results to the clay surfaces, so I plan to bet against him soon enough.

He's been good on grass in recent years though, so will be among the favorites during Wimbledon for sure.

Another easy tournament for Medvedev and finally getting back into form. Three titles in a row is really something in such a small period of time. On clay Medvedev is awful,if tennis was played only on clay he wouldnt even be in the top 100 thats how bad he is

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I don't know what's wrong with Zverev, to be honest. He was on the verge of achieving what Medvedev is currently doing but about 5 years ago. He should be in his absolute prime right now but I think the personal allegations and everything is taking a toll on him. Not able to give his best to tennis.

But you noticed that he could not play for 8 months because he was injured?

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At least Zverev made it exciting at the end of the second set and it was not easy for Rublev. Zverev can be proud of himself. After all he rejected 5 matchballs.
The next tournaments with Zverev will probably be Indian Wells and Miami Open.

If Medvedev is not going to screw it now by losing his nerves, we will have a Russian final. It is now Medvedev's part to serve.

Zverev's game was a good performance after his comeback from injury. Even though it wasn't three sets, it was still somehow a full distance game with this very exciting tie break in the end. Even when he lost I think he gained some confidence that he can go through critical situations in the game and fight hard.

Looking forward now to the end result between Medvedev and Djokovic. I was quite sure that Djokovic would make it, still possible.

And there we go, Djokovic is out!

Was expecting honestly more from Djokovic in this semi final but Medvedev pulled through and now it looks more like an easy win for him against one of the best. Now he has a match against Rublev in an all russian final and it might be intresting to see who will win.

I think we won't see Djokovic all that often this year as he will put all his focus on the Grand Slam tournaments and especially on the French Open because realistically speaking, that is the only tournament where Rafael Nadal could win another Grand Slam title and be one ahead of Djokovic again.

Regarding Medvedev, well this tournament seems to have been a great one for him. The way he won the final also emphasizes that it wasn't easy for Djokovic to beat him at all. Medvedev didn't drop a single set during the whole tournament.

I couldn't find an overview quickly but for now Djokovic still leads the ATP ranking with Alcaraz right behind him. I guess Alcaraz is going to overtake Djokovic this year given that he will probably play many more tournaments than him.

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