Novak Djokovic sidesteps questions about getting sick in Australia in 2022

Novak Djokovic did not want to rehash or even discuss at all really what he said Friday was a monthsold interview with GQ magazine in which he recalled having high levels of metal in his blood from food he was served while detained before being deported from Australia in 2022I would appreciate not talking more in detail about that as I would like to focus on the tennis and why Im here Djokovic said ahead of the Australian Open which starts Sunday Saturday ESTIf you want to see what Ive said and get more info on that you can always revert to the article Djokovic said about the piece posted online this weekDjokovic is working with Andy Murray as his coach in Australia in a bid to become the first player in tennis history with 25 Grand Slam singles titlesIn a lengthy GQ story that covered several topics Djokovic spoke about what happened three years ago when he was not vaccinated against COVID19 and was kicked out of AustraliaI had some health issues And I realized that in that hotel in Melbourne I was fed with some food that poisoned me he said I had some discoveries when I came back to Serbia I never told this to anybody publicly but I had a really high level of heavy metal Heavy metal I had very high level of lead and mercuryThe 37yearold Serbian did not directly answer at the end of Fridays news conference when asked whether he had any evidence linking the blood levels he described to GQ to the food he ate in detentionDjokovic will be participating in the Australian Open Grand Slam event where he will be trying to tick three boxes secure a recordextending 11th Australian Open title unlock his recordbreaking 25th grand slam title the most by any player across mens and womens categories and finally hit a century of ATP Tour level titlesHis firstround opponent will be USAs Nishesh Basavareddy on SundaySpeaking to GQ Magazine as quoted by Sydney Morning Herald Djokovic said My dad is trying to retire me for a while now He is like What else do you want to do He understands the amount and the intensity of the pressure and tension that is out there and the stress that has an effect on my health my body and then consequently on everyone else who is around me including him So that is why he was like My son start to think about how you want to end thisI do think about more how than when When I am not thinking about it as of yet so intensely How how I would like to end it I feel if I start to lose more and feel like there is a bigger gap that I start to have more challenges in overcoming those big obstacles in big slams then I will probably call it a day But right now I am still OK keep continuing he addedDjokovic is one of the most decorated names in tennis history He has the most grand slams by a mens player the jointhighest number of grand slams won by any player and a career golden slam to his name after he secured the Olympic gold medal in Paris following a win over Carlos AlcarazHe has been a 10time Australian Open champion threetime French Open champion a seventime Wimbledon champion and a fourtime US Open champion He has also won seven ATP Finals titles and two Olympic medals including a singles bronze at the 2008 Beijing OlympicsHis last ATP tourlevel title win came in the ATP Paris Masters event in November 2023 while his last Grand Slam win was the US Open title against Daniil Medvedev in September that yearDjokovic recently took part in the Brisbane International losing to Reilly Opelka in the quarterfinals He will be teaming up with tennis icon and former rival Andy Murray as a coachplayer duo for this tournamentWith agency inputs