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Tennis star Novak Djokovic and his wife, Jelena, have tested negative for the coronavirus, according to an announcement by the world’s best media team tennis player. This occurs 10 days after Djokovic tested positive for COVID-19 while playing in a tennis exhibition series he hosted in Croatia and Serbia.
“Novak Djokovic and his wife Jelena are negative for COVID-19. That was shown by the results of the PCR tests they both had in Belgrade,” their media team said, according to the AP.
Since testing positive for the coronavirus, Djokovic and his wife have been self-isolating in Croatia and have shown no symptoms. Borna Coric, Grigor Dimitrov and Viktor Troicki, all of whom played in exhibitions alongside Djokovic, also tested positive for COVID-19 recently. Djokovic’s coach Goran Ivanisevic also has the coronavirus.
No social distancing measures were applied during the Adria Tour matches that Djokovic organized in Croatia and Serbia, despite the fact that the players traveled from all over the world to participate in the events. Off the court, videos appeared in June of Djokovic and several European tennis stars, including Coric and Dimitrov, who were partying at a Serbian nightclub days before Dimitrov confirmed he tested positive for the coronavirus.
“We organized the tournament at the time the virus weakened, believing that the conditions for organizing the Tour had been met,” Djokovic said at the time. “Unfortunately, this virus is still present, and it is a new reality that we are still learning to cope with and live. I hope that things will ease over time so that we can all resume lives the way they were.”
Before testing positive for COVID-19, Djokovic had spoken out against the “extreme” coronavirus guidelines that the US Open is implementing before the New York tournament in August.
“We would not have access to Manhattan, we would have to sleep in hotels at the airport, to be tested two or three times a week,” Djokovic said in early June. “Also, we could bring one person to the club, which is really impossible. I mean, you need your coach, then a physical trainer, and then a physical therapist.”
Following positive tests, the organizers were forced to cancel the rest of the Adria Tour charity. Djokovic was scheduled to face Dimitrov in the final.
