Novak Djokovic, the world-renowned tennis champion, has made a shocking allegation regarding his controversial deportation from Australia during the 2022 Australian Open.
In a recent interview with GQ magazine, Djokovic claimed that he may have been poisoned while detained in a Melbourne hotel due to his unvaccinated status.
“I realised that in that hotel in Melbourne I was fed with some food that poisoned me,” Djokovic said.
“I had some discoveries when I came back to Serbia. I never told this to anybody publicly, but discoveries that I was, I had a really high level of heavy metal. Heavy metal. I had the lead, very high level of lead and mercury.” Djokovic added.
When asked about the allegations by GQ, Australia’s Department of Home Affairs said it did not comment on individual cases.
Djokovic still has not been vaccinated against Covid-19 because he doesn’t feel he needs it.
“I’m a professional athlete, I’m extremely mindful of what I consume, and I do regular tests, blood tests, any kind of tests,” Djokovic said.
“I know exactly what’s going on. So I didn’t feel a need to do that. Also, what is important to state is knowing that I’m not a threat to anybody. Cause I wasn’t. Because I had antibodies.” he added.
Djokovic was kicked out of the country before the Australian Open in January 2022 after refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
The fiasco was a huge story at the time, with Immigration Minister Alex Hawke getting personally involved in his case.
“The last couple of times I landed in Australia, to go through passport control and immigration – I had a bit of trauma from three years ago.” Djokovic said.
“And some traces still stay there when I’m passing passport control, just checking out if someone from immigration zone is approaching.
“The person checking my passport – are they going to take me, detain me again or let me go? I must admit I have that feeling.” Djokovic added.
