Novak Djokovic claims to have been “poisoned” in 2022, while he was in detention in Australia before being expelled from the country for failing to be vaccinated against Covid-19, in an interview published Thursday on the magazine’s website GQ.
“I had health problems. And I realized that in this hotel in Melbourne (editor’s note: where he was detained) I was given food that poisoned me“, said the winner of 24 Grand Slam tournaments, who will try to win a 25th at the Australian Open (January 12-26).
“I discovered things when I returned to Serbia. I never said it publicly, but I discovered high levels of heavy metals“. In his body, Djokovic assured to have discovered “lead, a very high level of lead and mercury“.
Asked whether the contamination was of food origin, the Serb judged that it was “the only explanation“possible.
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The former world No. 1, now 7th, created controversy by refusing to be vaccinated against Covid-19. At the start of 2022, after his arrival on Australian territory to play the first Grand Slam of the season, his visa was canceled. After being detained, he was finally expelled from Australia and was unable to play in the tournament, which he won for the tenth time a year later, in 2023.
Friday at a press conference, Djokovic refused to comment on his interview with GQ and stressed that it had been carried out “months” earlier. “I would like to concentrate on tennis” he said.
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