Novak Djokovic’s claim he ate ‘poisoned’ food in 2022 Melbourne hotel detention ‘possible but very unlikely’, experts say

Doubt cast on tennis former world number one's comments in GQ interview as debate reopens about handling of visa saga

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Experts have cast doubt on Novak Djokovic's claim that he was poisoned" by the food he ate in hotel immigration detention during his Australian Open visa saga, suggesting it is possible but unlikely.

Interviews with the former world number one ahead of the 2025 Australian Open have reopened public debate about the chain of events in 2022, with Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios saying his home country had treated [Djokovic] like shit" by cancelling his visa in 2022.

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