Novak Djokovic and his wife are infected with the emerging coronavirus

Novak Djokovic, the world number one tennis player, said in a statement on Tuesday that the result of his examination of Covid-19 was positive.

A statement from the 33-year-old's team stated that the test "Novak Djokovic was positive with Covid-19, and that he" does not feel any symptoms. "

 The Serbian also revealed that his wife, Yelena, was infected with the virus, while their children had a negative result after being tested in Belgrade.

"We underwent tests as soon as we arrived in Belgrade" after returning from Croatia, where the Zadar tour took place, he added, "My result was positive, as was the case for Lena, while the results of our children were negative."

 The Serbian said that he will remain "in self-isolation for 14 days, and I will repeat the test after five days."