Serbia's tennis star Novak Djokovic (33) and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19, while the report of their children came negative. World number-1 Djokovic confirmed this on Tuesday. Let us tell you that Djokovic had a party at the nightclub the night before his reports came. He also held the exhibition Adria Tour Charity Tennis Tournament in the middle of the virus this month. Three players involved in the tournament have already found infected. Players like Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria, Borna Coric of Croatia and Viktor Troicki of Serbia have also found to be positive. Viktor's pregnant wife's corona test has also come up positive.
Djokovic said, "After arriving at Belgrade. Here I had a corona test, which has been reported positive. Wife Jelena was also found infected, while reports of our children turned out to be negative. I will now be in self-isolation for 14 days and will test again after 5 days. "
For all this, British player Dan Evans has blamed Djokovic for organizing the tournament. He said, "It is a good thing to have a charity tournament, but it had to follow all the guidelines including social distancing. It's not a joke. "Last week, a photo went viral on social media. Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Marin Silich were seen playing basketball alongside Dimitrov.
After this, Dimitrov found coronavirus positive. He had said, "I wanted to inform my fans and friends that my report has come positive. I want people who came in contact with me in the past to take their tests with necessary precautions. I apologize if I have caused any harm to them. I am recovering. Thank you for your support. "
Djokovic won the Australian Open title for a record 8th time earlier this year. Djokovic has 17 Grand Slams so far. He has won 8 Australian Open, 5 Wimbledon, 1 French Open and 3 US Open.
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