“Djokovic could not imagine that the Serbian authorities would deceive him”

Serbia continues to defend Novak Djokovic after the Adria Tour, tournament in which the Serbian tennis player, Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki tested positive for coronavirus.

After the criticism received by Djokovic and the support from some legends of sport in the Balkan countries, epidemiologist Zoran Radovanovic came to Djokovic's defense Speaking to Blic and criticizing the Serbian government for what happened. “It was naive to trust the state. Before the tournament, Djokovic had assured that the coronavirus situation was under control. He could not imagine that the authorities were deceiving him. He acted on the advice of the experts and the authorities and they lied to him. “

Radovanovic claims that the authorities invited Djokovic to hold the tournament to extract political revenue despite the risk it could pose to the health of the Serbs. “They wanted to achieve political benefit through Novak Djokovic and they did not think they could harm other players or the public. Djokovic is our brand. One of the few positive things for which Serbia is recognized in the world. He is a smart young boy who would never have embarked on this adventure if he had not been fooled. “

Own Djokovic, already recovered after giving negative in the tests, wanted to pronounce last week after his return to training on the criticism, assuring that it was a “witch hunt” against him.