Ivanisevic latest to test positive for COVID-19
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VIDEO SHOWS: WRITTEN STATEMENT POSTED ON GORAN IVANISEVIC'S INSTAGRAM PAGE, RECENT FOOTAGE OF IVANISEVIC, SOUNDBITE FROM IVANISEVIC TALKING ABOUT COVID-19 AHEAD OF THE ADRIA TOUR, RECENT FOOTAGE OF NOVAK DJOKOVIC AND OTHER PLAYERS TRAINING AND DOING MEDIA EVENTS AT THE ADRIA TOUR
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INTERNET (JUNE 26, 2020) (SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)
1. VARIOUS OF WRITTEN STATEMENT POSTED ON GORAN IVANISEVIC'S INSTAGRAM PAGE, READING (English):
"UNFORTUNATELY, AFTER TWO NEGATIVE TESTS IN THE LAST 10 DAYS, I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT THAT I TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. I FEEL GOOD AND DON'T HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS. I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ME THAT I TESTED POSITIVE AND ASK THEM TO TAKE EXTRA GOOD CARE OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR LOVED ONES. I WILL CONTINUE TO SELF-ISOLATE AS I HAVE BEEN DOING ALREADY. I WISH EVERYONE WHO GOT INFECTED A SPEEDY RECOVERY."
BELGRADE, SERBIA (JUNE 13, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
2. GORAN IVANISEVIC AT A TRAINING SESSION AHEAD OF THE ADRIA TOUR
ZADAR, CROATIA (JUNE 21, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
3. VARIOUS OF IVANISEVIC AT NEWS CONFERENCE WITH DJORDJE DJOKOVIC - THE BROTHER OF NOVAK DJOKOVIC AND DIRECTOR OF THE ADRIA TOUR
BELGRADE, SERBIA (JUNE 13, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
4. (SOUNDBITE) (Croatian) GORAN IVANISEVIC, DJOKOVIC'S COACH, SAYING:
"The problem is - if it comes to that (a tennis player getting infected with the coronavirus) - if a single player gets infected, it has nothing to do with ATP or with ITF anymore. Then the American government takes over. And then Trump may say, 'aha, all two-hundred and something players have to go into quarantine'. It means there will be no tennis until who knows when. It is a bit too risky. In my opinion - if it should get going - (then it should) start with Madrid, Rome, or Roland-Garros in September. That is somewhat more likely than the U.S. Open."
5. VARIOUS OF NOVAK DJOKOVIC TRAINING ON OUTDOOR COURT OF HIS TENNIS COMPLEX IN BELGRADE
6. DJOKOVIC SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS
ZADAR, CROATIA (JUNE 19, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
7. NOVAK DJOKOVIC AND BORNA CORIC ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE
8. PLAYERS AT NEWS CONFERENCE INCLUDING CORIC AND GRIGOR DIMITROV (HAT)
9. PHOTOGRAPHER
10. PLAYERS, INCLUDING CORIC AND DIMITROV POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS
11. BISERKA PETROVIC (MOTHER OF DRAZEN PETROVIC EX NBA PLAYER) GIVES BASKETBALL JERSEY TO DJOKOVIC
12. GROUP PHOTO
BELGRADE, SERBIA (JUNE 14, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
13. DOMINIC THIEM HOLDING WINNER'S TROPHY AFTER FIRST ADRIA TOUR EVENT, ARMS LINKED WITH DJOKOVIC, POSING FOR PHOTOS
14. THIEM AND DJOKOVIC LEAVING NEWS CONFERENCE TABLE FOLLOWED BY APPLAUSE
BELGRADE, SERBIA (JUNE 12, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
15. VARIOUS OF DIMITROV (SECOND LEFT) SEATED NEXT TO (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) ALEXANDER ZVEREV, NOVAK DJOKOVIC AND DOMINIC THIEM AT A NEWS CONFERENCE AHEAD OF THE FIRST LEG OF DJOKOVIC'S ADRIA TOUR
16. ZVEREV, DJOKOVIC, DIMITROV AND THIEM POSING FOR PHOTOS TOGETHER
ZADAR, CROATIA (JUNE 21, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
17. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE ADRIA TOUR VENUE
STORY: Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic is the latest to announce he has tested positive for COVID-19 following the ill-fated Adria Tour organised by Novak Djokovic.
Ivanisevic, who is part of Djokovic's coaching set-up, said on Instagram on Friday (June 26) that after two negative tests he had now tested positive.
"I feel good and don't have any symptoms," Croatian Ivanisevic, who won Wimbledon as a wildcard in 2001 when he beat Pat Rafter, said.
"I would like to inform everyone who has been in contact with me that I tested positive and ask them to take extra good care of themselves and their loved ones.
"I will continue to self-isolate as I have been doing."
World number one Djokovic has been criticised after he, Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria, Croatia's Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki of Serbia tested positive after playing in the exhibition tournament in the Balkan region.
Djokovic's wife Jelena also tested positive, as did his fitness coach Marco Panichi and Dimitrov's coach Christian Groh.
The tournament witnessed packed stands during the opening leg in Belgrade, players hugging at the net, playing basketball, posing for pictures and attending news conferences together.
(Production: Tim Hart)
