Men's Tennis World No 1 Novak Djokovic Tests Positive For COVID-19

World No 1 Novak Djokovic and wife Jelena have tested positive for COVID-19, the player announced in a statement. The Serb had organised an exhibition tennis tournament in Serbia and Croatia. Djokovic is the fourth tennis player to test positive for COVID-19 after Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki, all of whom had taken part in the exhibition tournament.

"Everything we did in the past month, we did with a pure heart and sincere intentions. Our tournament meant to unite and share a message of solidarity and compassion throughout the region," Djokovic said in a statement.


Update: 2020-06-23 12:48 GMT

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