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Novak Djokovic’s mural gets defaced yet again in Kosovo in light of his political comments at the French Open as tensions with Serbia rise

Djokovic put out a political message referring Kosova as "the heart of Serbia" after his opening round win at Roland Garros.

by Kushagra Gupta
June 2, 2023 / 00:37 GMT
Novak Djokovic (Image via Daily Express)

Novak Djokovic (Image via Daily Express)

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22-time Major winner Novak Djokovic is constantly maintaining himself in the headlines since he wrote a political message after his first-round win at the 2023 French Open. The Serb controversially wrote “Kosovo is the (heart symbol) of Serbia,” on the lens of the TV camera after winning his opening round match at Roland Garros.

His act hasn’t gone down too well with the Kosovan authorities who have asked for legal action against Djokovic. Now, in the latest development, the Serb mural in Orahovac town of Kosovo has been defaced again, after it was done in February earlier this year. Though Kosovo got independent from Serbia in 2008, still many Serbians live there, especially in Orahovac.

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This has also put fears in the minds of Serbians living in Kosovo as the tensions with Serbia are on a constant rise.

Threatening graffiti causes unrest among Serbs in Orahovac, #Kosovo

Following yesterday's incident near the church in Lipljan, today, graffiti with the acronym UÇK (Kosovo Liberation Army) appeared on the walls of several houses in Orahovac and the mural of Novak Djokovic. This… pic.twitter.com/wK1zYEta6g

— Dečani Monastery (@DecaniMonastery) May 31, 2023

Numerous cases of violence have been reported in the past week in Kosovo, where the allegations are being put on the local extremists who want to ethnically cleanse Kosovo of the remaining Serbians living there.

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Novak Djokovic moves to the third round at Roland Garros

Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic

Meanwhile, Djokovic is slowly regaining his form back as the Serb has booked his ticked into the Round of 32 at the French Open. He had a tricky opponent to deal with in the form of Marton Fucsovics in the second round, but the 35-year-old displayed an excellent exhibition of tennis to defeat his Hungarian opponent in straight sets 7-6, 6-0, 6-3.

As a player, it is difficult to shut out the outside noises and focus on the game when so much is going on off the court. However, Djokovic knows a thing or two about how to deal with such situations, and at the moment, he is doing it fantastically. Having said that, it is certain that the near future time of Djokovic is not going to be easy by any measure inside as well as outside the tennis arena.

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Kushagra Gupta

Kushagra Gupta

Kushagra is an avid follower and writer of Tennis. Apart from tennis, he is also a sports enthusiast, which means he keeps a vigilant eye on almost every other sport, be it cricket or an Olympic sport. He doesn't like to miss any action.

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