Novak Djokovic has sensationally claimed he was poisoned with lead while detained in Australia before being deported in 2022.
The tennis superstar recently revealed the trauma he is still going through surrounding his 2022 Melbourne Covid nightmare.
Then-immigration minister Alex Hawke infamously denied Djokovic entry to the country three years ago because he had not been fully vaccinated.
Djokovic was held at Melbourne’s Park Hotel for five days as he challenged the decision before being sent home.
In an interview with GQ ahead of this year’s Australian Open, the 24-time Grand Slam champion claimed he had been in position during his stay at the hotel.
‘I had some health problems. And I realized that in that hotel in Melbourne I was given food that was poisoning me,” Djokovic said.
‘I made some discoveries when I came back to Serbia. I never told anyone this publicly, but when I discovered I had a very high level of heavy metal. Heavy metal. I was in charge, very high levels of lead and mercury.
When asked if he believed it was the food, Djokovic replied: “That’s the only way.”
A spokesperson for Australia’s Department of Home Affairs told GQ: “For privacy reasons, the Department cannot comment on individual cases.”