Tennis world No. 1 Novak Djokovic apologizes for 'error of judgement' in new statement.
The tennis star is free to be in Australia after spending days detained at a quarantine facility, but federal officials have indicated the minister of immigration could cancel his visa once again.Tennis world No.
The next day he took another rapid test that was negative prior to presenting awards to children at a tennis event. Photos from the event show Djokovic on stage presenting the awards to children while not wearing a mask. "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," he wrote."When 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.
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