Tennis star Novak Djokovic brushes aside furore after scrawling 'Kosovo is the heart of Serbia' on a camera during a match, saying 'I would say it again ... It's something that I stand for'
"A lot of people disagree, but for me, it's what I stand for," says world number three tennis player after a straight sets win over Marton Fucsovics.A mural dedicated to the Serbian tennis player, Novak Djokovic, damaged overnight is seen on May 31, 2023 in the Serbian neighbourhood in the town of Rahovec surrounded by the majority ethnic Albanians. / Photo: AFP
"I could repeat it, but I won't. A lot of people disagree, but for me, it's what I stand for," he said after making the third round on Wednesday with a straights sets win over Marton Fucsovics.Amelie Oudea-Castera said the message was"very activist" and that Djokovic"shouldn't get involved".But the International Tennis Federation said there was"no provision" in Grand Slam rules"that prohibits political statements".
NATO, which has some 4,000 soldiers currently in Kosovo, will send 700 extra troops to curb violence and put another battalion on high alert as unrest has intensified.
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