Novak Djokovic Admits Meeting Journalist When He Had Covid

Tennis celebrity Novak Djokovic on Wednesday admitted assembly a journalist whilst he knew he had Covid-19, describing it as an “mistakess of judgement”. Djokovic additionally conceded he submitted a fake statement to the Australian authorities approximately his journey records among flying to Melbourne, aleven though he blamed it on his agent. The remarks have been in a announcement published to Instagram aimed toward addressing the controversies surrounding his efforts to play on the Australian Open whilst being unvaccinated.

Despite the admissions, Djokovic insisted different reviews approximately him acting in public following his effective check for Covid-19 as “misinformation”.

He stated the reviews of his public appearances after his claimed contamination have been “very hurtful” to his family.

The 34-year-vintage global primary entered Australia final week with a vaccine exemption because of a effective check for Covid-19 on December sixteen.

The following day, however, he regarded with out a masks on the release of a Serbian stamp bearing his photo and at an occasion in Belgrade for younger tennis players.

Djokovic stated he handiest obtained the effective effects of the PCR check for Covid-19 contamination on December 17, after the kids tennis occasion.

He made no point out of the stamp ceremony.

The participant stated he had a bad speedy antigen check on December sixteen after which had the PCR check out of an “abundance of caution”.

The following day, he took a 2d speedy antigen check, which become additionally bad, earlier than going to the kid’s tennis occasion.

“I become asymptomatic and felt good, and I had now no longer obtained the notification of a effective PCR check till after that occasion,” he stated.

But Djokovic admitted that he additionally went beforehand with an interview and photoshoot with French sports activities newspaper L’Equipe on December 1.

“I felt obliged to move beforehand and behavior the L’Equipe interview as I did not need to permit the journalist down, however did make certain I socially distanced and wore a masks besides whilst my photo become being taken,” he stated.

“On reflection, this become an mistakess of judgement and I receive that I ought to have rescheduled this commitment.”

Australian media have additionally targeted closely at the accuracy of Djokovic’s journey statement, reportedly stuffed out earlier than he flew in from Spain.

A replica of his statement confirmed a tick withinside the container to verify he had now no longer and might now no longer journey withinside the 14 days earlier than touchdown in Australia on January 5.

But the participant had reportedly been in Serbia earlier than Spain.

“On the difficulty of my journey statement, this become submitted with the aid of using my aid crew on my behalf,” Djokovic stated on Instagram.

“My agent simply apologises for the executive mistake in ticking the wrong container approximately my preceding journey earlier than coming to Australia.