World quantity three Dominic Thiem will donate the prize cash that he gained in Belgrade through the ill-fated Adria Tour, the place Novak Djokovic and three other participants tested positive for coronavirus, his father was quoted by Austrian media on Friday. Thiem took half within the Belgrade leg of the exhibition occasion organised by Djokovic, the place social distancing was minimal and matches have been performed in entrance of 1000’s of followers, incomes a storm of criticism. Thiem’s father, Wolfgang, who additionally trains the 26-year-old, defended Djokovic, telling Austria’s Presse each day that the world primary had not damaged any of Serbia’s and Croatia’s coronavirus guidelines and the tour had aimed to gather cash for charity.
“After all the dancing within the nightclub (through the tour) was not superb, however Djokovic did nothing unhealthy in precept,” he was quoted as saying.
“….a couple of thousand euros () are collected for a clinic treating kids with most cancers.”
He didn’t say to who Thiem would donate his prize cash.
The 33-year-old Djokovic donated more than 40,000 euros ($45,000) to the Serbian town of Novi Pazar, badly affected by the pandemic to assist it combat a rising outbreak of the illness, Serbian media reported Wednesday.
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Thiem has acknowledged tennis gamers on the Adria Tour made “a mistake” after Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki all examined optimistic to COVID-19.
Djokovic and his spouse Jelena, who had been self isolating since coming back from the tour, have now examined destructive.
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