A recent photograph has emerged of Novak Djokovic posing with out a masks at a trophy presentation two days after his attorneys declare he examined constructive for Covid-19.
The world primary is at present in a immigration detention lodge in Melbourne after being denied entry to Australia on the grounds that he had introduced inadequate proof that he certified for a vaccine exemption.
Djokovic’s authorized workforce insist he was granted a medical exemption to compete at this month’s Australian Open after contracting the virus on the finish of final yr, stating that a PCR take a look at confirmed he examined constructive on December 16.
However questions have been raised concerning the validity of that constructive take a look at after a number of footage taken across the similar time confirmed Djokovic mingling as regular in his native Serbia.
The 34-year-old attended a ceremony on the Novak Tennis Centre in Belgrade, reportedly the day after his constructive take a look at on December 17, whereas he was additionally seen hugging kids and posing for pictures with out a masks on at his tennis centre in Dorcol.
Now French newspaper L’Equipe have added additional doubts over his constructive take a look at by revealing the 20-time Slam champion posed for a photoshoot with them on December 18 – two days after his constructive PCR take a look at.
Djokovic was introduced with L’Equipe’s ‘Champion of Champions’ trophy for 2021 – an award which recognises the excellent sportsman and sportswoman of the yr – with photographer Etienne Garnier taking an image of the Serb for the newspaper in Belgrade.
It stays unknown whether or not Djokovic – who has beforehand mentioned he's against vaccination – knew he had Covid-19 on the time the images have been taken, with PCR take a look at outcomes usually taken as much as 48 hours to reach.
L’Equipe’s image might weaken Djokovic’s case when it's heard on Monday, although for now he's nonetheless in a detention lodge in Melbourne able to argue his case and hopeful of competing on the Australian Open.
His preliminary exemption precipitated an enormous backlash in Australia, the place 90% of the grownup inhabitants are totally vaccinated, whereas the nation imposed among the strictest lockdowns on this planet that prevented residents from returning residence.
In courtroom paperwork launched on Saturday – which additionally included the date of his constructive PCR take a look at – Djokovic’s attorneys argue that the tennis ace had been granted a brief visa by Tennis Australia based mostly on his latest an infection and intend to flag a wide range of ‘jurisdictional errors’ at his enchantment.
Fellow unvaccinated tennis participant Renato Voracova, who had additionally been given the identical exemption by Tennis Australia based mostly on a latest an infection, has now left the nation after her visa was additionally revoked, opting towards disputing the choice.
Supporters of Djokovic have been protesting outdoors the Park Resort the place he's staying, whereas Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic ensured he obtained gluten-free meals and train gear after Voracova described the lodge circumstances as ‘like being in jail’.
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