John McEnroe wants probe into Novak Djokovic’s positive COVID test as doubts arise

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John McEnroe needs an investigation over Novak Djokovic’s constructive COVID-19 take a look at after analysis has created doubts over the timing of it.

The BBC reported Friday that it had proof displaying the serial quantity on the doc stating Djokovic’s constructive take a look at was obtained from assessments used between Dec. 25 and Dec. 28. Djokovic claimed to have examined constructive on Dec. 16. Moreover, a German investigation discovered that a timestamp creating an internet web page for the net file of Djokovic’s constructive might not have been created till Dec. 26.

Djokovic used the constructive take a look at, unsuccessfully, to say he needs to be given an exemption to Australia’s COVID vaccination mandate for guests. Although his exemption was granted initially, Djokovic was detained on the border and finally deported after a protracted back-and-forth.

John McEnroe (left) is asking for an investigation into Novak Djokovic’s (proper) constructive COVID take a look at.

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It didn’t assist the matter that he seemingly broke quarantine after testing constructive, doing an interview on Dec. 18.

“I’ll provide you with an instance of one thing I don’t perceive,” McEnroe, who's working the Australian Open for Eurosport, mentioned, per The Telegraph. “Novak Djokovic, to me, is an especially sensible particular person. If he examined constructive on — what date is it? — December fifteenth, I’m throwing out a date — why within the hell would he do an interview with a journalist on December sixteenth?

“That makes completely no sense to me. The man’s not silly. He’s sensible. So, already, I’m like, ‘What?’

“I imply, he wasn’t simply sitting round going, ‘I hope I get COVID so I can get an exemption.’ In order that wasn’t occurring.”

Djokovic went to Spain, from Serbia, after Christmas. He later flew to Australia by way of Dubai.
McEnroe mentioned it was unlikely that Serbia would examine the difficulty themselves, since Djokovic is such a preferred determine within the nation.

“I don’t suppose that you simply’ll be getting the Serbian authorities to attempt to work out a technique to make Novak look dangerous, if that’s what anybody’s considering,” McEnroe mentioned. “That ain’t occurring.”

Djokovic’s representatives, the Institute of Public Well being of Serbia, the ITF and the ATP all did not remark to The Telegraph.