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Nick Kyrgios criticises Novak Djokovic's father: "Don't push the blame"

Alexander Netherton

Published 25/06/2020 at 09:56 GMT

Nick Kyrgios hit out at Novak Djokovic's father after he appeared to blame Grigor Dimitrov for the Adria Tour coronavirus outbreak.

Novak Djokovic insieme al papà Srdjan, Getty Images

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The tour was cancelled on Tuesday after Djokovic and his wife tested positive. Dimitrov and Viktor Troicki also returned positive results, along with Borna Coric.
Players were filmed in physical contact, and danced topless in a nightclub, and fans attended the tour in their thousands.
Djokovic has since apologised but Srdjan, his father, levelled accusations at Dimitrov, the first player to report a positive report.
‘He didn’t get tested there, he was tested somewhere else. I don’t think that’s right," Djokovic Snr said.
‘He inflicted great damage to Croatia and to us as a family and to Serbia.’
However, Dimitrov is not the only attendee to be infected. Nikola Jankovic, a basketball player, attended a football match also attended by Djokovic. In Belgrade, another basketball player, Nikola Jokic spent time with Djokovic and is also infected with the virus.
The statement moved Djokovic to take to Instagram to admonish the father, saying, 'Nah bruh don't push the blame.'
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