Novak Djokovic, the world’s number one tennis player, was found positive in Covid-19 testing after participating in his own exhibition tennis tournament held in Serbia and Croatia. He is the fourth player to be infected by the epidemic in the tournament played in Belgrade and then in Jadar, Croatia.
“We wanted to investigate immediately after reaching Belgrade,” Djokovic said in a statement. Me and Jelena (wife) were found positive while our children are not infected with the disease. “
Djokovic has been criticized for organizing tournaments and bringing in players from other countries amid the Corona virus epidemic. Tennis player Victor Troicki said on Tuesday that both he and his pregnant wife were infected with the corona virus. Serbia’s players played against Djokovic in Belgrade in the first leg of the tricycle two-stage competition. Troicki has been in the top 20 in the world rankings.
Earlier Grigor Dimitrov and Borna Korich, playing against him on Saturday, were found infected with Covid-19. During this event the social distance law was not being followed in both the countries. “Whatever we did, we did it with a clean heart and true intentions,” Djokovic said. Our tournament was meant to share the message of solidarity and peace throughout the region. “
