Djokovic’s mother Dijana has offered an excuse for her son being spotted in public when he should have been isolating after testing positive for Covid.
She told Australian breakfast show Sunrise: “He didn’t know, probably, he didn’t know.
“He realised he was positive and then he went to isolate. I really can’t say anything about that, maybe the best is to ask him.”
However, Djokovic said in his statement: “The next day, on December 18 I was at my tennis centre in Belgrade to fulfil a long-standing commitment for a L’Equipe interview and photoshoot. I cancelled all other events except for the L’Equipe interview.
“I felt obliged to go ahead and conduct the L’Equipe interview as I didn’t want to let the journalist down, but did ensure I socially distanced and wore a mask except when my photograph was being taken.
“While I went home after the interview to isolate for the required period, on reflection, this was an error of judgement and I accept that I should have rescheduled this commitment.”