Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic stood by his decision to send a political message about Kosovo at the French Open.
After his first-round victory on Monday, Djokovic wrote “Kosovo is the [heart symbol] of Serbia. Stop the violence” on a TV camera lens in response to violent clashes in Kosovo. Tensions have been rising in the past week in Kosovo, 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.
On Tuesday, the Kosovan Olympic Committee called for the International Olympic Committee and International Tennis Federation to take disciplinary action against Djokovic. The KOC claimed that the 22-time grand slam champion had “yet again promoted the Serbian nationalist propaganda and used the sport platform to do so,” thereby raising “the level of tension and violence between the two countries, Kosovo and Serbia.
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