the serbian Novak Djokovic rest assured that he does not deny the words about Kosovo which he uttered a few days ago and caused great controversy, at the time he pointed out that he cannot imagine a Grand Slam without controversy and that “perhaps” that is what motivates him.
“I have no problem speaking, I will not repeat it because everyone has heard it and it has been published. I know there are people who do not agree with this, but it is important for me to say it,” The tennis player said after being reached the third round of Roland Garros for the 18th time in his career.
“Kosovo is the heart of Serbia! Stop the violence,” the player wrote on the camera the tournament makes available to winners on center court to send a message at the end of their matches after advancing to the first round.
Words that he later adopted in the press room where he said he felt “a responsibility as a public person” and as “son of someone born in Kosovo” to support the Kosovo Serbs, in a situation of tension with the authorities of the territory that in 2008 declared its independence, which is not recognized by Belgrade and many other countries.
This Wednesday, the Serbian did not want to add fuel to the fire, but he assured: “I don’t know what a Grand Slam is without controversy, maybe that’s what motivates me.”
The player did not want to respond to the French Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Catera, who in a radio interview considered the tennis player’s comment “inappropriate” and assured that “it does not need to be repeated.”
Djokovic did not confirm if he had met with tournament director Amélie Mauresmo, after they issued a very ambiguous statement in which they asked tennis players for caution.
Source: La Verdad
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