“I Am Extremely Sorry” – Novak Djokovic Tests Positive For Coronavirus
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Novak Djokovic has tested positive for the Coronavirus. This adds further fuel to thr fire of criticism against the player and the Adria Tour. In some terrible news, his wife Jelena has also tested positive. However, his children have fortunately remained safe.
Here’s the statement by Novak’s team –
Novak’s statement 👇 pic.twitter.com/SZhRH1Bifn
— Saša Ozmo (@ozmo_sasa) June 23, 2020
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Why was Novak Djokovic facing criticism?
It must be noted that Novak Djokovic was under intense scrutiny by the fans ever since two players participating in his tournament, name Grigor Dimitrov and Borna Coric tested positive for the Coronavirus. His fitness coach also tested positive for the Coronavirus.
In addition, Novak was in very close contact with all these people. That’s the part that was being criticized by everyone involved. There was blatant ignorance of social distancing guidelines with the players, hugging, shaking hands and even going for a party.
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Not just that, audience participation in the tournament was also very high. More than 4000 fans appeared to watch the event in Belgrade and almost as many turned up for the event in the Austrian town of Zadar.
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Other big players Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev had also flown to take part in the mega event. The reasoning that was touted by Novak for the lack of social distancing guidelines were the different rules that exist in Serbia. As per him, all the government regulations that are required were strictly adhered to.
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Many fans are assuming that this might throw some serious obstacles in the way of the organization of the ATP and the WTA tours. All these events have government verification as long as they are seen as safe. However, once guidelines go out the window, getting a clearance will be a tough job.
As for Novak, he is the President of the ATP Player’s Council. It is obvious that the fans expected him to act more responsibly. Let’s see how the entire situation unfolds and what are the consequences.