Novak Djokovic walked out of the press conference following a question about his claim on being ‘poisoned’ in Australia in 2022.

24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic revealed that he was 'poisoned' on his short stay in in Melbourne back in 2022 during the COVID row. Djokovic's comments come just a couple of days before the star of the Australian Open 2025 where the world no.7 is seeking his record 25th Grand Slam.

Australian Open begins January 12 in Melbourne, and the draws for the men’s and women’s singles are intriguing — and have thrown up some blockbuster first-round matches. The Athletic’s tennis writers,

Novak Djokovic was "poisoned" by the food he ingested while detained during his 2022 Australian Open visa saga, the former world number one told GQ in an interview released on Thursday.

Novak Djokovic made some news before the start of the Australian Open which begins on Jan. 12. Djokovic alleged in a lengthy GQ interview published on Thursday that he was “poisoned” by lead and mercury in his food while he was briefly detained in Melbourne in 2022 before being deported on the eve of the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic is speaking out about how he believes he got food poisoning during his 2022 detention in Melbourne, Australia. In a new February 2025 cover interview with GQ published Thursday, Jan. 9,