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Had High Level Of Lead, Mercury: Djokovic Claims He Was 'poisoned' During Detention In Australia
Australian Border Force: Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has said that he was fed with food that "poisoned" him during detention at the time of the 2022 Australian Open visa saga before he was deported on the eve of the season's first major.
The 24-time major winner had his visa cancelled before the 2022 Australian Open due to Australia's Covid-19 entry rules and his unvaccinated status. He was initially given a visa exemption, but the Australian Border Force later revoked it which resulted in his detention in a Melbourne hotel alongside asylum-seekers.
"I realised that in that hotel in Melbourne, I was fed with some food that poisoned me. I had some discoveries when I came back to Serbia. I never told this to anybody publicly... I had a really high level of heavy metal. I had the lead, very high level of lead and mercury," Djokovic told GQ.
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