Novak Djokovic says he was poisoned before 2022 Australian Open deportation

Novak Djokovic made some news before the start of the Australian Open which begins on Jan.12.Djokovic alleged in a lengthy GQ interview published on Thursday that he was “poisoned” by lead and mercury in his food while he was briefly detained in Melbourne in 2022 before being deported on the eve of the Australian Open.During that time, the 37-year-old was hoping to play in the Australian Open despite not being vaccinated for COVID, but he had his visa cancelled and was eventually kicked out of the country.The former No.

1 player in the world was held in a detention hotel while he tried to win a legal battle to stay in the country and play in the tournament, but it turned out to be fruitless.“I had some health issues,” Djokovic told the magazine.“And I realized that in that hotel in Melbourne I was fed some food that poisoned me,” the 37-year-old Djokovic told the magazine.“I had some discoveries when I came back to Serbia.

I never told this to anybody publicly, but discoveries that I had a really high level of heavy metal.I had lead, a very high level of lead and mercury.”Djokovic said he believed the food was contaminated when asked by the magazine: “That’s the only way.”The 37-year-old refused to elaborate on Friday in Melbourne when asked if he had any evidence his high heavy metal blood levels were linked to the food he was given.But he did not back down from the poisoning allegations.“The GQ article came out yesterday.

… I’ve done that interview many months ago,” said Djokovic who is preparing to make a run at his 25th Grand Slam crown and his 11th Australian Open title.“I would appreciate not talking more in detail about that because I’d like to focus on the tennis and why I am here.“If you want to see what I’ve said and get more info on that, you can always revert to the article.”Australia’s Department of Home affairs did not comment on Djokovic’s allegation because of “privacy reasons.” In other Djokovic-re...