Poisonaus!

Novak Djokovic has claimed that he was ldquopoisonedrdquo by lead and mercury in his food while he was briefly held in Melbourne in 2022 before being deported on the eve of the Australian OpenThe former World No 1 had his visa cancelled and was kicked out of the country for refusing to be vaccinated against Covid He was held in a detention hotel as he fought a fruitless legal battle to remain ldquoI had some health issues And I realised that in that hotel in Melbourne I was fed some food that poisoned merdquo the Djokovic 37 told GQ magazine in a lengthy interview published on ThursdayHigh level of lead and mercuryldquoI 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 mercuryrdquo added the SerbianWhen asked if he believed his food was contaminated the Serb replied ldquoThatrsquos the only wayrdquoAlso ReadI always worked hard to be a good example Iga SwiatekDjokovic refused to elaborate on Friday in Melbourne when asked if he had any evidence that his high heavy metal blood levels were linked to the food he was given but he did not back down from the poisoning allegations ldquoThe GQ article came out yesterday Irsquove done that interview many months agordquo said Djokovic preparing for a tilt at an 11th Australian Open title and 25th Grand Slam crown ldquoI would appreciate not talking more in detail about that as Irsquod like to focus on the tennis and why I am here If you want to see what Irsquove said you can revert to the articlerdquoA spokesperson for Australiarsquos Department of Home Affairs said it could not comment on individual cases ldquofor privacy reasonsrdquo but the government says a lease agreement with the Park Hotel where he was held provides for freshly cooked individually portioned lunches and dinners for detainees All catering staff have undertaken food safety certifications it says And as of December 31 2021 the hotel had been providing samples of the food provided to detainees at each meal to the contractor responsible for detention services Australia says detainees had access to a variety of food and drink that was nutritious culturally appropriate and satisfied specific medical or dietary requirements They were also offered breakfast items such as bread cereal noodles tea and coffee at any time of the day or nightNo grudges with AussiesDjokovic insisted that he does not hold ldquoany grudge over the Australian peoplerdquo despite the 2022 controversyA year later he returned to Melbourne where he swept the title ldquoA lot of Australian people Irsquove met in the last few years have apologised for the treatment I received because they were embarrassed by their governmentrdquo he said in the GQ article ldquoAnd I think the governmentrsquos changed and they reinstated my visa and I was grateful I love being there and my results are a testament to my sensation of playing tennis and just being in that country Irsquove never met the people who deported me and I donrsquot have a desire to meet themrdquo24No of Grand Slam titles won by Djokovic10No of Australian Open titles won by DjokovicThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever