The Serb took a stand following the exclusion of Russian / Belarusian players from the next Wimblebon.
Words that will certainly make people talk. World No.1 Novak Djokovic said on Wednesday in Belgrade that he believes Wimbledon organizers’ decision to exclude Russians and Belarusians from the 2022 grass-court Major due to the war in Ukraine “was crazy». «I will always condemn war, being myself a child of war (…) but I cannot support the decision of the Wimbledon tournament, I think it is crazyDjokovic told the press after his first match at the ATP-250 tournament in Belgrade.
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«Tennis players, athletes have nothing to do with what is happening. When politics interferes in sport, it’s never good“, he added. Britain’s Wimbledon tournament has become the first tennis event to drop players individually, a decision heavily criticized by the ATP and WTA.