ATP alert: Djokovic in contact with a Partizan player with coronavirus

The return of the ATP could be further complicated. Novak Djokovic was in contact with a coronavirus infected in the last week. The world number one, which is in Serbia with projects like the Adria Tour tennis exhibition, also has attended public events such as the tribute to coach Dejan Milojevic, which also included Nikola Jankovic, a Partizan basketball player whose team has confirmed his positive for coronavirus. Other personalities from the sport were also there, such as NBA player Nikola Jokic, whose presence has raised quite a stir in preparation for the return of the American league.

In the case of Djokovic, the situation is equally worrying, since the tennis players are in full talks with the ATP about the return of the circuit, with the main point of disagreement of the celebration of the US Open next August 31. An appointment on which the players, with Djokovic as president of the Tennis Association in front, had put obstacles for reasons such as health security.

Already in the exhibition starring the Serbian along with other tennis players such as Dominic Thiem or Alexander Zverev, he received criticism about the lack of sanitary measures and the excessive contact that was seen between the protagonists or the public, who left the party in Belgrade after the tournament. Nole explained in the case of the exhibition they had always followed all the recommendations of the Serbian government.