After being expelled from Australia, Djokovic took a private plane to Spain, where his family is staying. Along the way, he says, the plane was diverted to Serbia. “Why? Because they had information through their lawyer that if I landed in Spain, I would probably face the same thing as Australia,” he says. So he and his family met in Serbia instead.
When he got home he said: Then, in a hotel in Melbourne, I realized I had been given food that poisoned me. ”
Wait, what do you mean?
“Right,” he says. “When I returned to Serbia, I made some discoveries. I never told anyone about this publicly, but I realized that I had a very high level of heavy metal music. Heavy metals. I had lead and very high levels of lead and mercury.
Is it because of the food or something?
He shrugs and raises an eyebrow. “That’s the only way.”
(Requested for comment, an Australian Home Office spokesperson said: “For privacy reasons, the Home Office cannot comment on individual cases.”)
You were very unwell when you returned to Europe.
“Yes, I was very sick. It was like the flu, just the flu. But then a few days later, I got really sick from just the flu,” said the paramedic. He was treated by a team at home. “That happened a few times, and then we had to do toxicology (tests).”
Is it safe to assume that I did not receive the vaccination after all?
“No, no,” he says. “Because I didn’t feel like I needed it. I just didn’t feel like I needed it. I’m a healthy person, I take care of my body, I take care of my health needs, and I’m a professional athlete. As an athlete, I’m very careful about what I consume, and I regularly undergo tests, blood tests, all kinds of things. I know exactly what’s going on, so I didn’t feel the need to do that. Also, it’s important to mention that I’m not a threat to anyone. I know it wasn’t, because I didn’t have it.”
So, all things considered, is it water under the bridge in Australia for you when you return home this year?
“Well, not for my wife, my parents, my family,” he says. “For me, yes. For me, it’s fine. I’ve never grudged an Australian. On the contrary, in fact, many Australians I’ve met in recent years in Australia and other parts of the world Come to me and shame your own government. I apologized for the way I was treated because of my feelings. And I think the government changed and my visa was reinstated, and I was very grateful for that. I don’t begrudge him that, because he’s a human. In fact, I don’t. I love being there and I think my results are a testament to the feeling of playing tennis and just being in the country, which is a kind of sports fever throughout the year, especially during those months. I love the feeling of tennis fever. So I can’t wait to go again. To be honest, I have never met the people who kicked me out of the country a few years ago and I have no desire to meet them someday. If you do it, it’s okay. I’m happy to shake your hand and move on.”
