Novak Djokovic didn’t need to go into extra element in regards to the alleged poisoning he suffered within the Melbourne resort the place he was detained earlier than his deportation in January 2022, when he entered Australia with out being vaccinated towards COVID
In an interview with GQ, he stated he began to really feel unwell as soon as he arrived in Serbia. “I had some well being issues. And I noticed that in that resort in Melbourne they gave me meals that had poisoned me. I by no means instructed anybody publicly, however I had a really excessive degree of heavy metals like lead and mercury. And it may solely come from the meals.”
Requested about these statements on the press convention earlier than the Australian Open, the Serbian tennis participant commented that he needs to deal with tennis. “I do not need to go into particulars, anybody who needs extra info ought to learn that interview,” he stated.
Within the interview for this journal, he factors out the signs he suffered throughout these days: “It was like a flu, a easy flu. However the days glided by and that straightforward flu made me really feel very down. The identical factor occurred to me a number of occasions after which I needed to have [toxicology] checks,” he says.
A spokesperson for Australia’s Residence Workplace, when requested in regards to the matter, instructed GQ journal that “for privateness causes, the division can’t touch upon particular person circumstances”.
This was the “notorious resort” the place Djokovic was remoted and the place he claimed he may have been poisoned
That January in 2022, Djokovic was staying at The Park Lodge Melbourne, the place most of the individuals doing the necessary 14-day quarantine in Melbourne had been staying after they arrived from overseas, in addition to a big group of refugees. The ability was described on the time by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic as “notorious”.
Nole’s mom, Dijana Djokovic, additionally hit out on the resort: “The lodging is horrible. It’s a small resort for refugees, with bugs, it’s soiled, the meals is horrible and they don’t give him the chance to maneuver to a home that’s already rented.”