Djokoviæ saves himself as he can. There is another statement. “It was a human error”

– I would like to comment on false information about my activities and presence at the events in December, which led to a positive test result for. This information needs to be corrected to dispel doubts about my stay in Australia and to clarify matters that are painful for my family. I would like to emphasize that I have tried to keep everyone safe and fulfill my obligation to test, he began.

Djoković explains the meetings. “I have not received a notification”

The Serb first addressed allegations of holding meetings while he was infected with the coronavirus. Recall that, according to the tennis camp, on December 16 he received a positive PCR test for coronavirus, which was supposed to entitle him to enter Australia. However, journalists noted that after December 16, Djoković participated in several events, incl. he met with young tennis adepts at a tennis association ceremony.

– I participated in the match in Belgrade on December 14th. After it, it turned out that a certain number of people present there were infected with the coronavirus. Even though I had no symptoms, I took the antigen test on December 16 and it tested negative, but just in case I did the PCR test on the same day, explains Djoković.

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– The next day, I attended a tennis event in Belgrade to reward the children. I ran an antigen test prior to the event and it was negative. I had no symptoms and felt fine. I did not receive a notification of a positive PCR test result until the end of the event, says Djoković.

Additionally, the media reported that Djoković took part in a photo shoot for L’Equipe magazine and gave an interview to a journalist working for the newspaper. Djoković also referred to this information and admitted that it was a mistake on his part.

– The next day, December 18, I was at my tennis center in Belgrade to fulfill my obligations to L’Equipe. I canceled all events other than the interview and photo shoot. I felt compelled to do this interview because I did not want to disappoint the journalist, but I kept my social distance and was wearing a mask except at the time when my photos were taken. When I returned home to isolate myself for the required period, I thought it was a mistake and I should have postponed the meeting, admitted Djoković.

The Serbian tennis player still cannot be sure of playing at the Australian Open. He could be arrested again by the federal government and then deported back to Serbia. All because of the transcripts and documents released by the court hearing his appeal. It turns out that Djoković concealed his stay in Spain, and more specifically his preparations for the Australian Open in Marbella, in his travel declaration.

– As for my travel declaration, it was made by my team on my behalf, as I told officials upon my arrival. My agent apologizes for making a cross in the wrong place on my previous trips before arriving in Australia. It was a human error. We live in challenging times of a global pandemic and sometimes such errors can arise. Today my team provided additional information to the Australian Government, he wrote in a statement.

There is confusion with Djokovic in the lead role. And the Australian Open is in five days

The confusion related to the start of Novak Djokovic began a few days ago. One of the basic rules for starting the competition is vaccination against the coronavirus, and the Serb was to be the only one who was not vaccinated, which could have been possible thanks to a visa granted under the so-called “medical exception”. When he arrived in Australia, he was transferred to an immigration center and his permission to enter the country was revoked. On Monday, January 10, an Australian court decided to overturn the decision of the central authorities to cancel a tennis player’s visa, but due to his concealed stay in Spain, Djoković may be banned from the competition.