The transfer of Belgrade Open In Athens the commented on Novak Djokovicexpressing his support in the new event, which will be named Hellenic Championship and will take place on November 2-8.
The Serbian legend of tennis, located these days in New York for US Openstressed the importance of transporting the tournament for the Greecebut also his concern about the difficult situation prevailing in Serbia.
In detail what Novak Djokovic said at the press conference
For the transfer of the tournament to Greece: “All I can say is that we didn’t want to carry the tournament, unfortunately, so are things. We look forward to going to Athens, where we really welcomed us very friendly. They are very happy to have the opportunity to host such a tournament for the first time since the 1990s. It is a big thing for Greece, which is a larger country than Serbia, but we are similar in mindset. They love basketball, they love sports, and in tennis they now have Tsitsipas and Sakkari, who have been at the highest level for years, and tennis is becoming more popular. We look forward because the tournament will take place at Oaka, which is great and wonderful. I watch basketball, I hope the turnout is great. ”
For the future of the tournament: “I hope he returns to Serbia. On our part there is always this desire and trend. My brother, Djorde – who runs the tournament – just found himself in a situation where the tournament had to be transported. I hope better times will come in the coming years to return the tournament, perhaps in a higher category, you never know. The audience in Belgrade loves and watches tennis, Serbia has become a tennis country for the last 20 years, thanks to all our successes. ”
For the situation in Serbia: “The general situation in the country is such that people are very interested in sports … There is a lot of happening, there is a big change in general both the people and the state … without going into politics, because I have already talked much about it, I hope the spirits will calm down a bit. Everything is very escalated, we are literally on the brink of civil war. I hope the situation calms down a little, but there is no indication of it. “
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