The results of the PCR tests presented by the world number one in tennis, Novak Djokovic, in order to obtain a derogation to participate in the Australian Open in January were “valid”, the Serbian prosecution said on Wednesday after a investigation.
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After having initially obtained a waiver to come to Australia, thanks to these tests certifying that he had contracted Covid-19 a month before the tournament, the Serb, who was not vaccinated, was finally expelled, after 10 days of judicial soap opera, by the Australian government before the start of the tournament because of the “health risk” it could represent.
According to a test that the holder of 20 Grand Slam titles, including nine in Australia, provided to Australian authorities, Djokovic tested positive on December 16. Another test carried out on December 22 was negative.
But the validity of these tests has been questioned by some media, including the BBC, because of their serial numbers, namely that that of December 22 was lower than that of December 16.
“It has been established by an analysis of the digital database that Novak Djokovic has been tested several times and that the certificates of these tests of December 16 and December 22, 2021 are valid”, affirms the Public Prosecutor’s Office in a press release, adding that these verifications were carried out by the Ministry of Health.
“An error in judgement”
Djokovic had however participated on December 17 in an event with young tennis players in Belgrade and even accepted an interview on December 18 with the French sports daily The Team.
He asserted that his confession had been obtained through torture and that his confession had been obtained through torture, but that his confession had been obtained through torture.
The Australian Open, where he aspired to win his 21st Grand Slam title, was won by the Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who seized the record for Major titles alone by winning his 21st major title, ahead of Djokovic and Roger Federer, who have 20 each.
Since returning to Serbia on January 17, Djokovic has kept a low profile, appearing only a few times in public, without making statements.
He is expected to meet Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday and speak briefly to the press.
