In the midst of a resurgence of tensions between the Serbian community and the Kosovar authorities, Novak Djokovic sent a political message.
After his victory in the first round of Roland Garros on Monday, Novak Djokovic split a political message as a dedication. « Kosovo is the heart of Serbia! stop the violence “Wrote the current world number 3 in Cyrillic in the text. In a post-match press conference, “Nole” was invited to discuss this message. As a reminder, Kosovo is a country from which Serbia has never accepted independence since 2008.
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« I am the son of a man born in Kosovo, I feel a greater responsibility to support our people and all of Serbia. As a Serb, I am very touched by what is happening in Kosovo. It is our birthplace, the heart of all historical moments in our country. The biggest battle took place here, the most important monasteries and churches are here”explained Novak Djokovic to Serbian journalists. “I don’t want to get into political debates. If I am given a fine or something like that, I would have no regrets and I would do it again because my position on this is very clear. I am against war, against violence, against any kind of conflict and I have always expressed it publicly”continued the man with 22 Grand Slam titles.
“It’s not a secret that one of the reasons I keep playing is breaking records. Things have been progressing well in practice in the last week, I feel good physically, nothing bothers me.”
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The tennis federation of Kosovo would have demanded sanctions against the “Djoker”. “There are no official Grand Slam rules on what players can or cannot say. The FFT (French Tennis Federation) will not make any statement or take any position on this subject., informed the FFT through the Reuters news agency.
