Novak Djokovic stuns with confession

The 34-year-old number one in the tennis world rankings resisted another training session in Melbourne Park on Wednesday: Neither did he do it on purpose false information about his travel behavior in the 14 days before the flight to the Australian Open, nor did he attend an event with children in December knowing that he had a positive corona test and moved there without a mask.

Djokovic called the “misinformation” that needed to be corrected “hurtful and worrying for my family.” He wanted to point out that he had tried very hard to ensure the safety of others and to comply with test requirements. It was important to him to make all of this clear, but he would not comment further on the events out of respect for the Australian government. Djokovic also admits mistakes However, the Serb also admitted that he already knew about his positive test result during an interview with the French sports newspaper “L'Equipe” on December 18th and yet did not cancel the appointment. He just kept his distance and only took off his mask for the photographer. “On reflection, this was a misjudgment and I realize that I should have postponed this commitment,” he wrote. But Djokovic also admitted to mistakes. © APA/afp / WILLIAM WEST

The tennis star was initially approved to enter the country on Monday . The Australian immigration minister has since reserved the right to exercise his personal right and still invalidate Djokovic's visa. This decision is still pending. False information is human error In his statement, Djokovic described the fact that his entry form incorrectly stated that he had not traveled in the 14 days before his flight to Australia as a “human error” on the part of his agent, “which was certainly not intentional”. To what extent this circumstance will affect the judicial decision remains to be seen.

However, at the event with children at which he appeared without a mask on December 17th, one day after “test and diagnosis,” according to previous information in the court documents, he did not yet know about the positive result. He took a negative antigen test on December 16th and, out of pure caution, also a PCR test. “I had no symptoms and felt well and I only received the news of the positive PCR test after the event,” Djokovic wrote.

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Novak Djokovic stuns with confession

The farce surrounding Novak Djokovic's entry into Australia continues. After the Serb secured a stage victory in court on Monday, his visa can still be declared invalid at any time. Now the world number one said he didn't know anything about the infection - at least initially.

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