Novak Djokovic was going through questions over travels to Australia, Spain and his homeland final evening after he admitted breaking Serbia’s Covid-19 isolation guidelines.
Together with the visa scenario swamping tennis’s world primary in Australia, the place he nonetheless faces the specter of deportation, Djokovic yesterday admitted to attending occasions in Belgrade whereas contaminated with the virus.
And the Every day Mail can reveal there are considerations he might have damaged Spain’s emergency journey rules when visiting Marbella final month.
The 20-time Grand Slam winner, 34, yesterday took to Instagram to admit he attended an interview with a French sports activities newspaper after testing optimistic for Covid.
LEFT: A photograph uploaded to Twitter reveals Djokovic with handball participant Petar Djordjic in Belgrade. RIGHT: Novak Djokovic is pictured enjoying on court docket in Marbella on January 4
He stated: ‘I felt obliged to go forward and conduct the L’Equipe interview as I didn’t wish to let the journalist down.’
He added that attending the engagement was an ‘error of judgment’ and he ought to have rescheduled.
However the star can also be underneath fireplace for posing maskless when he introduced awards to a few of Serbia’s prime younger tennis expertise on December 17.
Djokovic faces additional scrutiny after it emerged final evening his journey to Spain might have fallen foul of the nation’s entry necessities.
JANUARY 5, AUSTRALIA: Novak Djokovic stands at a sales space of the Australian Border Drive on the airport in Melbourne on January 5 after arriving from Spain, by way of Dubai
Spanish diplomatic sources confirmed he failed to hunt approval earlier than leaving Belgrade after Christmas. The federal government final evening ordered an investigation.
The revelations will pile strain on Djokovic, who may nonetheless be kicked out of Australia over his lack of Covid vaccine and false journey declaration.
He advised authorities he had not travelled within the 14 days earlier than his arrival on January 6, regardless of a number of social media posts exhibiting he had been in Spain.
Djokovic’s PR crew declined to remark, citing the case’s ‘sensitivity and complexity’.