Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic left a political message on a TV camera lens at the French Open in response to violent clashes in Kosovo.
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic left a political message on a TV camera lens at the French Open on Monday in response to violent clashes in Kosovo. Following his first-round victory against American Aleksandar Kovacevic, Djokovic wrote “Kosovo is the [heart] of Serbia. Stop the violence” in Serbian on a camera lens, using a heart symbol. The message was displayed on the big screen of Court Philippe Chatrier.
’s peacekeeping mission in Kosovo were injured during the clashes. Djokovic elaborated on his message in Serbian at a press conference, saying: “This is the least I could have done. I feel the responsibility as a public figure – doesn’t matter in which field – to give support. “Especially as a son of a man born in Kosovo, I feel the need to give my support to our people and to the entirety of Serbia.
’s Kosovo Force said that recent developments in Kosovo had prompted it to increase its presence in the northern part of the country on Monday. According to the Italian defense ministry, some KFOR soldiers were injured when protesters threw “Molotov cocktails with nails, firecrackers and stones.” Reuters reported that Djokovic said he had not been approached by French Open organizers about the message he wrote on the camera lens, a photo of which he also shared on Instagram.
’s 78-day bombing campaign in 1999, which was intended to end atrocities committed by troops of Yugoslavia’s then-president Slobodan Milošević against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. Djokovic is aiming to win his 23rd grand slam title at the French Open, which would move him clear of Rafael Nadal at the top of the men’s all-time list.
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