Djokovic ‘Deeply Sorry’ Over COVID-19 Positive Results
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic talks to his wife Jelena during a match at the Adria Tour, Novak Djokovic’s Balkans charity tennis tournament in Belgrade on June 14, 2020. Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFPNovak Djokovic on Tuesday said he was “deeply sorry” after becoming the fourth tennis player to test positive for coronavirus following an exhibition tournament he hosted in the Balkans, admitting he and organisers “were wrong” to go ahead with the event.
World number one Djokovic said his wife Jelena also tested positive while the results of their children were negative. Croatia’s Coric and Troicki of Serbia followed suit on Monday, revealing they also had tested positive.The outbreak raises the question on how the ATP and WTA can best manage the restart of their tours scheduled for August.
“We continue to plan and adjust these precautions and protocols according to latest medical information and prioritise safety in assessing every decision.”The cancellation of the Serbian star’s Adria Tour has come on the back of a number of gaffes for Djokovic, who is the president of the ATP Player Council.
Feliks Lukas, director of the WTA Croatia Bol Open, had warned against “incredibly bad” organisation in Zadar. Thiem has since travelled to the south of France to play in another exhibition tournament in Nice, where his test came back negative.
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