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\n Serbian tennis<\/a> star Novak Djokovic<\/a> has stood by his decision to send a political message about Kosovo<\/a> at the French Open.\n <\/p>\n

\n After his first-round victory on Monday, Djokovic wrote \u201cKosovo is the [heart symbol] of Serbia. Stop the violence\u201d on a TV camera lens in response to violent clashes in Kosovo.\n <\/p>\n

\n Tensions have been rising in the past week in Kosovo<\/a>, which declared independence from Serbia in 2008. There were clashes with protesters on Monday over the installation of ethnically Albanian mayors in a disputed election.\n <\/p>\n

\n Dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured on Monday after clashes erupted with Serbian demonstrators trying to block the newly elected mayors from taking office in the northern municipality of Zvecan.\n <\/p>\n

\n Djokovic, whose father was born in Kosovo, said this week that he felt obliged to \u201cgive my support to our people and to the entirety of Serbia.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n His reference to the \u201centirety of Serbia\u201d reflects the policy of the Serbian government, which still considers Kosovo to be an integral part of its territory and has not recognized the country\u2019s independence.\n <\/p>\n

\n CNN earlier this week sought clarification from Djokovic\u2019s representation to see if he wants Kosovo to be part of Serbia but did not receive a response.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cOf course, I\u2019m aware that a lot of people would disagree, but it is what it is,\u201d Djokovic said on Wednesday after his second-round victory against Hungary\u2019s M\u00e1rton Fucsovics. \u201cIt\u2019s something that I stand for. So that\u2019s all.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n He added that he had not spoken to French Open tournament director Am\u00e9lie Mauresmo about the incident.\n <\/p>\n

\n On Tuesday, the Kosovan Olympic Committee (KOC)<\/a> called for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Tennis Federation (ITF) to take disciplinary action against Djokovic.\n <\/p>\n

\n The KOC claimed that the 22-time grand slam champion had \u201cyet again promoted the Serbian nationalist propaganda and used the sport platform to do so,\u201d thereby raising \u201cthe level of tension and violence between the two countries, Kosovo and Serbia.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n However, the ITF said that players\u2019 conduct at a grand slam is governed by the grand slam rulebook of the relevant organizer, in which there is \u201cno provision \u2026 that prohibits political statements.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n The IOC said that athletes only fall under its authority during the Olympic Games.\n <\/p>\n

\n Djokovic is no stranger to controversy at grand slam tournaments. At the Australian Open in January, he said<\/a> that his father, Srdjan, didn\u2019t intend to support \u201cany kind of war initiatives,\u201d having been filmed<\/a> with a group of Russian supporters at the Australian Open.\n <\/p>\n

\n Then at the 2022 Australian Open, the 36-year-old was deported<\/a> from the country after arriving in Melbourne unvaccinated against Covid-19.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cA drama-free grand slam, I don\u2019t think it can happen for me,\u201d he said on Wednesday. \u201cYou know, I guess that drives me as well.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Djokovic faces Spain\u2019s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the third round of the French Open on Friday as he continues his bid to win a 23rd grand slam title \u2013 one more than Rafael Nadal at the top of the men\u2019s all-time list.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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