Novak Djokovic blamed gluten and dairy for the recurring illness wrecking his game, cut both before his 2011 breakthrough, and later won twelve Grand Slam titles after turning 30

Novak Djokovic blamed gluten and dairy for the recurring illness wrecking his game, cut both before his 2011 breakthrough, and later won twelve Grand Slam titles after turning 30

Novak Djokovic was struggling with illness during a 2010 Australian Open match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga when Dr. Igor Cetojevic, a Serbian physician and acupuncturist watching from home, decided the problem was not simply nerves or fitness. According to The New Yorker’s 2013 profile of Djokovic, Cetojevic saw the breathing trouble on television, later met Djokovic, and suspected an imbalance in his digestive system. Months later, he asked Djok…