<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="The Adria Tour was the ill-fated exhibition event that began in Belgrade on June 13, but soon had to be abandoned after four players – Djokovic himself, Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki – tested positive for Covid-19.” data-reactid=”18″>The Adria Tour was the ill-fated exhibition event that began in Belgrade on June 13, but soon had to be abandoned after four players – Djokovic himself, Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki – tested positive for Covid-19.
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="According to his interview with the New York Times, Djokovic suffered from fatigue for four or five days and also lost his sense of taste and smell, but never developed a fever. “I’ve done a CT scan of my chest,” he said, “and everything is clear.”” data-reactid=”19″>According to his interview with the New York Times, Djokovic suffered from fatigue for four or five days and also lost his sense of taste and smell, but never developed a fever. “I’ve done a CT scan of my chest,” he said, “and everything is clear.”
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="As for the event itself, Djokovic doubled down on his comments to Serbian news sources in early July. As then, he used the phrase “witch hunt” to describe the critical reaction that followed the Adria Tour’s collapse.” data-reactid=”20″>As for the event itself, Djokovic doubled down on his comments to Serbian news sources in early July. As then, he used the phrase “witch hunt” to describe the critical reaction that followed the Adria Tour’s collapse.
“I don’t think I’ve done anything bad to be honest,” he said. “I do feel sorry for people that were infected. Do I feel guilty for anybody that was infected from that point onward in Serbia, Croatia and the region? Of course not. It’s like a witch hunt, to be honest. How can you blame one individual for everything?”
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="Djokovic is one of a handful of players who have opted out of the two Long Island hotels laid on by the United States Tennis Association in order to rent their own private houses in New York. These players are also obliged to pay for 24-hour security so that the USTA’s strict bubble protocols can be enforced.” data-reactid=”26″>Djokovic is one of a handful of players who have opted out of the two Long Island hotels laid on by the United States Tennis Association in order to rent their own private houses in New York. These players are also obliged to pay for 24-hour security so that the USTA’s strict bubble protocols can be enforced.
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="During the interview, he continued to express his scepticism about vaccines. “My issue is if someone is forcing me to put something in my body,” he said. “For me that’s unacceptable.” data-reactid=”27″>During the interview, he continued to express his scepticism about vaccines. “My issue is if someone is forcing me to put something in my body,” he said. “For me that’s unacceptable.
“I’m sure that there are vaccines that have little side effects that have helped people [but] how are we expecting that to solve our problem, when this coronavirus is mutating regularly from what I understand?”
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="Meanwhile, the Spanish newspaper Marca claimed that Djokovic had been collecting signatures in support of Guido Pella and Hugo Dellien – two South American players whose physio Juan Galvan was the only person out of 1,400 in the USTA bubble to test positive for Covid-19.” data-reactid=”29″>Meanwhile, the Spanish newspaper Marca claimed that Djokovic had been collecting signatures in support of Guido Pella and Hugo Dellien – two South American players whose physio Juan Galvan was the only person out of 1,400 in the USTA bubble to test positive for Covid-19.
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="After Pella and Dellien had been removed from the field at the Western & Southern Open, Marca reported that other players called for their reinstatement. But USTA sources suggested that the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene made the call.” data-reactid=”30″>After Pella and Dellien had been removed from the field at the Western & Southern Open, Marca reported that other players called for their reinstatement. But USTA sources suggested that the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene made the call.
