Oudéa-Castera reframes Djokovic
Serbian Novak Djokovic’s message after his first match at Roland-Garros on the current tensions in Kosovo was “not appropriate” and “it must not start again”, French Sports Minister Amélie warned on Wednesday morning. Oudea-Castera.
On Monday, Novak Djokovic wrote on camera: “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop the violence”.
A “militant”, “very political” message which came at the time of an outbreak of violence in northern Kosovo, pitting demonstrators from the Serbian minority against the NATO force stationed there.
“When we carry messages that are for the defense of human rights, messages that bring people together around universal values, an athlete is free to do so,” she said. But, when it comes to a “militant, very political” message like that of the Serbian player, “this must not happen again”.
Conversely, “what is happening to Ukrainians on the circuit is so painful, so difficult,” she explained.
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Royal plateau on the Central. Caroline Garcia will face the Russian Anna Blinkova (56e world) during the 2e match of the day and will be followed on the Philippe-Chatrier court by Carlos Alcaraz. The Spanish prodigy will be opposed to the Japanese Taro Daniel (n°112). To conclude in the evening, Novak Djokovic will play his second round against the Hungarian Marton Fucsovics (n°83).
The Suzanne-Lenglen court will also welcome beautiful people with to start a duel between Stefanos Tsitsipas and the Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena (n ° 57). Lucas Pouille will play down the curtain against Briton Cameron Norie (n°13). Corentin Moutet will face the Russian Andrey Rublev (n°6) on the Simonne-Mathieu court. A match preceded by that of the 38-year-old veteran Stan Wawrinka against the Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis (n°108). On court 14, in the evening, Luca Van Assche will challenge the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (n°34).
