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Death threats for Novak Djokovic painted on walls after Adria Tour results in Covid-19 outbreak among players

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Death threats for Novak Djokovic painted on walls after Adria Tour results in Covid-19 outbreak among players

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Ugly messages wishing death for Novak Djokovic were seen painted on the walls in Croatia after a charity event organised by the world no. 1 resulted in outbreak of virus among players.

Novak Djokovic and his wife recently contracted novel coronavirus (Reuters Image)

Novak Djokovic and his wife recently contracted novel coronavirus (Reuters Image)

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Djokovic has received death threats after the Adria Tour saw outbreak of Coronavirus among several tennis players
  • Sinister messages wishing death for Djokovic were painted on walls in Croatia
  • Djokovic and 3 other players tested positive for Covid-19 during the charity event organised by the world no.1

Tennis world no.1 Novak Djokovic received heavy backlash after the Adria Tour which was organised by him saw several players getting infected by the coronavirus. However the criticism has now taken an ugly turn with sinister messages, wishing death for the Serb, painted on walls in Croatia.

The charity event organised by Djokovic was called off after Grigor Dimitrov was tested positive for the coronavirus. Later, Borna Coria, Viktor Troicki and Djokovic himself tested positive for the virus. The tennis great’s wife Jelena and tennis coach Goran Ivanisevic also were infected by the virus.

The event organised in the Balkan region also saw shredding social-distancing guidelines with packed stands, players hugging, basketball matches and fist-pumping. Moreover a video of players, including Djokovic, partying at a club had also emerged on social media.

Though Djokovic issued an apology after the Adria Tour debacle, he continued to receive criticism from the tennis world and fans.

And now, a Graffiti, has emerged in the city of Split which reads, “Djokovic, die. Our wish is that you die. Greetings from Split. Die.”

It seems like controversies relating to the Adria Tour do not seem to end as a video footage on Monday surfaced on social media where Alexander Zeverv was seen partying at a crowded private club in Monte Carlo at a time when he was supposed to isolate himself after returning from the charity event.

Zeverv had announced last week that he would go into self isolation after testing negative for the virus.

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