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Novak Djokovic admits attending children's tennis event while infected with Covid and sensationally blames his agent for Australian Open visa bungle amid bombshell claims over his PCR result

 


Novak Djokovic concedes going to youngsters' tennis occasion while tainted with Covid and shockingly faults his representative for Australian Open visa mishandle in the midst of stunner claims over his PCR result

Djokovic conceded going to occasion with kids while he was Covid positive

34-year-old said he didn't realize he was tainted until soon after the occasion

However at that point conceded directing an in-person talk with realizing he was positive

Added legal counselors checked wrong box about his movement prior to arriving in Melbourne

Novak Djokovic has conceded going to an occasion with youngsters while he was Covid positive, yet said he didn't realize he was tainted until in the blink of an eye thereafter as he resolved inquiries regarding his positive Covid test in mid-December.

His public proclamation comes in the midst of cases in German media of potential irregularities in the tennis star's test results from Serbia which could make new visa issues for the world no. 1.

Djokovic has been the subject of extreme examination for introducing grants to youngsters at a tennis occasion in the Serbian capital Belgrade on December 17 - a day in the wake of testing positive to the infection, and for making a bogus statement prior to landing Australia.

In an Instagram post on Wednesday, the 34-year-old suddenly erupted at 'falsehood' and guaranteed it wasn't until after the occasion that he learned he was Covid positive.

In any case, the Serbian took ownership of then directing an in-person meet with French paper L'équipe realizing he was positive, a mix-up he put down to an 'blunder in judgment'.

He likewise conceded his representative made a managerial blunder and incidentally checked an inaccurate box about his movement history.

Presently, Australia's migration Minister Alex Hawke says he is thinking about dropping the visa some other time, as the new questions arose.

In an update to Australian media, Hawke's representative recognized getting 'extensive further entries' from the player's legal counselors.

'Normally, this will influence the time period for a choice,' he said.

In his extended online media post, Djokovic composed: 'I need to address the proceeding with falsehood about my exercises and participation at occasions in December in the number one spot up to my positive Covid test result.

Novak Djokovic (imagined at an instructional course on Wednesday) has resolved inquiries concerning his positive Covid test in mid-December

Novak Djokovic with his significant other Jelena. He has hit out at 'falsehood' over claims he tried positive to Covid and afterward went to an occasion with kids

Djokovic said he went to a ball game on December 14 and afterward discovered different individuals at the occasion had tried positive to the infection. Envisioned: Djokovic responds during a b-ball match between Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade and FC Barcelona at Aleksandar Nikolic Hall on December 14, 2021 in Belgrade, Serbia

'This is falsehood which should be adjusted, especially in light of a legitimate concern for reducing more extensive worry locally about my essence in Australia, and to address matters which are extremely harmful and worried to my family.'

Djokovic said he went to a b-ball game on December 14 and afterward discovered different individuals at the occasion had tried positive to the infection.

He said he took a fast antigen test, which returned negative, and afterward an authority PCR test that very outing 'of a plenitude of alert'.

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