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Djokovic puts Roland Garros in a puddle: “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia”

It’s not Novak Djokovic a guy who has never gone half measures, far from it. Always volcanic and a firm defender of his postulatesDespite the fact that they are at times unintelligible to ordinary mortals, the Serbian tennis player used the loudspeaker on Monday Roland Garros to send a new message to the world, giving one more sign that he does not care about the individual consequences of his actions and that, in his case, the Politics and sports do go hand in hand..

“Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Enough of the violence”signed in Serbo-Croatian in the chamber after its premiere in Paris against the American Aleksander Kovacevic, which he got rid of without problems in three sleeves. A message written conscientiously and that arrives in full escalation of tension and incidents following the inauguration of Albanian mayors chosen in disputed elections held in northern cities, predominantly Serb and autonomous from the rest of the Kosovo, self-declared independent in 2008.

Novak Djokovic signs “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia”, in the camera after his debut at Roland Garros. Twitter.


Nole comes from navigating the last two seasons between controversies and vetoes due to his refusal to vaccinate against the covid, which led him to miss the Australian and US Grand Slams in 2022 and he came to put his career in check at times, earning the rejection of a large part of the world population. Now, once that episode was overcome when the United States lifted the last of the bans, the number three in world tennis has decided to move to a new plane and use its media power to, in full Roland Garros, internationalize the conflict between Kosovo and Serbia with a message that goes beyond a simple request for peace.

“Kosovo is our cornerstone”

“I am not a politician and I do not intend to generate a political debate. This matter is very sensitive. As a Serb, everything that is happening in Kosovo hurts me a lot, and This is the least I could do.”, he defended before journalists from his country, in statements collected by the Tennis Majors medium. “I feel the responsibility as a public person, regardless of the field to which I belong, to show my support. Especially as the son of a man born in Kosovo. I need to give my support to them and to Serbia. I don’t know what the future holds for the Serb people in Kosovo, but it is necessary to show support and show unity in this type of situation”, Nole explained before elaborating on his position.

“My position is clear. I am against war, violence and any kind of conflict, as I have always said in public. I empathize with everyone, but the situation there is a precedent in international law. Very sorry, Kosovo is our heart, our cornerstone, our most important monasteries are there.” Djokovic concluded, in a speech in which he undoubtedly claimed that territory belongs to Serbia and recalled another one he gave in 2008 in Australia, just after winning the first Grand Slam of his career.

Kosovar response

Therefore, the position of the tennis player, who in recent months had again increased his exposure on the subject, turning his social networks into a place of confrontation between the two sides after referring on several occasions to Kosovo as one more part of Serbia and ensure that wants to baptize their children in the region soon.

No-Vax No entry (Not vaccinated, you do not enter)“, the Kosovar Sports Minister, Hajrulla Ceku, responded emphatically to the intentions of Nole, designated as a “Serb nationalist” by supporters of independence. Recently, he also saw how a mural with his face erected in the region was destroyed by strangers.

Acts that disturb Djokovic little, who returned to the charge in Paris. “I do not know what is going to happen. I have heard that there have been many objections on social networks, if they are going to punish me… But I don’t hold back, I would do it again”the number three concluded this Monday, to which not even the fight for his 23rd Grand Slam, which would leave him alone at the historical peak of his sport, makes him deny his most controversial alter ego.

The Serbian is not satisfied with the purely sporting aspect, which has caused him to politician is the protagonist at the start of Roland Garros and revives the debate about whether the organizers or the ATP should take action on the matter to avoid this type of statement in their tournaments. Theoretically, they are prohibited, although when it comes down to it there are never any consequences. And it will not be on this occasion either, since, consulted by the Reuters agency, the French Tennis Federation (FFT), organizer of the great Parisian, stated that “it will not make any statement or take any position on this matter.”


2023-05-30 16:06:34
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