Novak Djokovic said Thursday that he was “poisoned” by lead and mercury in his meals. During his turbulent and short time in Melbourne in 2022. Due to his unwillingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the former world number one’s visa was revoked. He was ultimately expelled from the nation. While he fought an unsuccessful legal battle to stay, he was detained at a detention hotel. The Serbian was eventually deported on the eve of the Australian Open.
After contacting Australia’s Department of Home Affairs for a response. GQ claimed they were informed that they could not reply “for privacy reasons.” According to the government, a leasing deal with the Park Hotel, where he was detained, stipulates that detainees will receive freshly prepared, individually portioned meals and dinners. It stated that every member of the catering staff has completed food safety certifications.
Additionally, as of December 31, 2021, the hotel has been giving the vendor in charge of detention services samples of the food served to detainees at each meal. When the season’s first Grand Slam event begins on Sunday, Novak Djokovic will be vying for a record-breaking 25th major and an 11th Australian Open victory. Despite the 2022 controversy, he maintains that he has “no grudge over the Australian people.”
Deportation Turns Into a Stage for Political Grandstanding
He returned to Melbourne a year later and easily won the championship. The 37-year-old said, “I had some health issues. And I realised that in that hotel in Melbourne, I was fed some food that poisoned me. I had some discoveries when I came back to Serbia and never told this to anybody publicly, but discovered that I had a high level of heavy metal.”
“I had lead, a very high level of lead and mercury. A lot of Australian people that I have met in Australia over the last few years or elsewhere in the world have come up to me. Apologising to me for the treatment I received because they were embarrassed by their government at that point. And I think the government’s changed.”
