By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday April 20, 2022
Novak Djokovic does not support Wimbledon’s boycott of Russian and Belarusian players. The World No.1 spoke with media after his three-set win over Laslo Djere in Belgrade on Wednesday, and gave his feeling on the decision the All England Club announced earlier in the day.
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“I will always be the first one to condemn the war,” Djokovic said. “As a child of war, I know what kind of emotional trauma a war leaves. Us in Serbia, we know what was happening here in 1999, ordinary people always suffer, we’ve had a lot of wars in the Balkans.”
Djokovic concluded by saying the war is not the fault of the athletes.
“That being said, I cannot support the Wimbledon decision. It’s not the athlete’s fault. When politics interfere with sports, it usually doesn’t turn out well.”
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