The president has maintained full support for ‘Nole’, who would have been the victim “of a witch hunt, against a person and a country.”
The Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic considered this Sunday that the Australian authorities “humiliated themselves” by deciding to expel world No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic after a long soap opera about his visa.
“They believe that with ten days of mistreatment they humiliated Djokovic”, the Serbian president told the local press. “They humiliated themselves, Djokovic can return to his country with his head held high and look everyone in the eye, “he added.
The Federal Court of Australia rejected the Serb’s appeal 34 years old, for which wanted to prevent his expulsion from the country and thus be able to conquer the Australian Open, which begins on Monday.
“I am extremely disappointed,” reacted Djokovic it’s a statement. “I respect the Court’s ruling and will cooperate with the competent authorities in relation to my departure from the country,” he added.
tennis star would have been the victim “of a witch hunt, against a person and a country”, insisted Aleksandar Vucic, who since the beginning of the case has maintained unwavering support for Djokovic.
A feeling of anger shared by many Serbs.
“It’s a farce” that “has nothing to do with sports”, declared to the AFP Nebojsa Viskovic, a sports journalist specializing in tennis.
“This decision is not a big surprise, but in any case it is shameful”, estimated Jadranka Misic, a 29-year-old sociologist from Belgrade. (D)
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