In a sensational revelation forward of the Australian Open, the 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic has revealed that he was served meals that “poisoned” him throughout his quick and troublesome time in Melbourne in 2022, earlier than his deportation from the nation within the Covid vaccine row.
“I had some well being points, and I realised that in that resort in Melbourne, I used to be fed some meals that poisoned me,” Djokovic stated in an interview to GQ journal.
He stated traces of lead and mercury have been present in his physique after that.
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“I had some discoveries once I got here again to Serbia (following deportation). I by no means informed this to anyone publicly, however found that I had a extremely excessive stage of heavy steel. I had lead, a really excessive stage of lead and mercury.”
The 37-year-old tennis legend’s visa was revoked, and he was finally deported from Australia as a result of he declined to obtain the Covid vaccination.
Throughout his unsuccessful authorized problem to remain within the nation, he was confined to an immigration detention facility.
Djokovic was requested additional within the interview if he believed the meals was contaminated. “That is the one method,” he replied.
GQ’s queries from Australia’s Division of House Affairs did not elicit any response “for privateness causes”.
Nonetheless, Djokovic stated that he has no ill-feelings towards the Australian folks. Actually, he returned to Melbourne the next yr and gained the Australian Open.
“Plenty of Australian folks that I met in Australia the previous couple of years or elsewhere on this planet, have come as much as me, apologising to me for the remedy I acquired as a result of they have been embarrassed by their very own authorities at that time,” stated Djokovic.
“And I feel the federal government’s modified, they usually reinstated my visa, and I used to be very grateful for that. I really love being there, and I feel my outcomes are a testomony to my sensation of taking part in tennis and simply being in that nation.
“By no means met the folks that deported me from that nation a number of years in the past. I haven’t got a want to satisfy with them. If I do in the future, that is fantastic as nicely. I am glad to shake arms and transfer on,” he stated additional.
Djokovic goals to safe his 11th Australian Open title and set a brand new document along with his 25th Grand Slam trophy.
