In an interview with GQ the Serbian champion said he found high levels of lead and mercury in his blood after his forced stay in the Australian center before being deported
Novak Djokovic and Australia, a stormy relationship. The former number 1 in an interview on the eve of the start of the Australian Open to GQ made very serious accusations, returning to the story of 2022 when he was prevented from participating. The Serbian champion revealed he was “poisoned” by lead and mercury in his food during his troubled and short stay in Melbourne, before being kicked out on the eve of the Australian Open. On that occasion, in fact, he was held in a detention center while he waited for a response from the Australian authorities who eventually expelled him for his refusal to be vaccinated against Covid. “I had health problems. And I realized that in that hotel in Melbourne they fed me food that poisoned me,” the 37-year-old Djokovic said during the interview. “I discovered it when I returned to Serbia – the words of the former world no. 1 -. I never told anyone publicly, but I discovered that I had a very high level of heavy metals. I had a very high level high in lead and mercury”. When asked if he believed his food was contaminated, the Serb replied: “It’s the only explanation.”
no hard feelings
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GQ said it had contacted Australia’s Department of Home Affairs for a response but was told it could not comment “for privacy reasons”. In the interview Djokovic also makes it clear that he feels “no resentment towards the Australian people” despite the controversial 2022 affair. In fact, twelve months later, he returned to Melbourne where he won the title. “Many Australians that I have met in recent years in their country or in other parts of the world, have come to me, apologizing for the treatment I received, because at that time they were embarrassed by their own government,” said the Olympic gold medalist. of Paris ’24.
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