<p>Novak Djokovic was "poisoned" by the food he ingested while detained during his 2022 Australian Open visa saga, the former world No.1 told GQ magazine in a lengthy interview released on Thursday.</p><p>The Serbian 24-time major winner had his visa cancelled ahead of the tournament following days of drama over Australia's Covid-19 entry rules and his unvaccinated status, and was detained in a Melbourne hotel shared with asylum-seekers.</p>.Djokovic still stressed at Melbourne airport after 2022 deportation.<p>"I realised that in that hotel in Melbourne I was fed with some food that poisoned me," said Djokovic, who is known to monitor his diet strictly.</p><p>"I had some discoveries when I came back to Serbia. I never told this to anybody publicly, but discoveries that I was, I had a really high level of heavy metal. Heavy metal. I had the lead, very high level of lead and mercury."</p><p>GQ said Australia's Department of Home Affairs had declined to comment on the matter, citing privacy reasons.</p><p>Djokovic told Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper this week that he still has trauma from his experiences three years ago and feels stress arriving at the city's airport.</p>
<p>Novak Djokovic was "poisoned" by the food he ingested while detained during his 2022 Australian Open visa saga, the former world No.1 told GQ magazine in a lengthy interview released on Thursday.</p><p>The Serbian 24-time major winner had his visa cancelled ahead of the tournament following days of drama over Australia's Covid-19 entry rules and his unvaccinated status, and was detained in a Melbourne hotel shared with asylum-seekers.</p>.Djokovic still stressed at Melbourne airport after 2022 deportation.<p>"I realised that in that hotel in Melbourne I was fed with some food that poisoned me," said Djokovic, who is known to monitor his diet strictly.</p><p>"I had some discoveries when I came back to Serbia. I never told this to anybody publicly, but discoveries that I was, I had a really high level of heavy metal. Heavy metal. I had the lead, very high level of lead and mercury."</p><p>GQ said Australia's Department of Home Affairs had declined to comment on the matter, citing privacy reasons.</p><p>Djokovic told Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper this week that he still has trauma from his experiences three years ago and feels stress arriving at the city's airport.</p>