the ukrainian tennis player Sergiy StakhovskyNo. 228 in the world ranking, brought to light some WhatsApp messages sent by the Serbian Novak Djokovic (2nd) in which offers him financial support or of any kind in the face of the war that affects his country, and at the same time he has missed a similar gesture by the Spanish Rafael Nadal (4th) or the Swiss Roger Federer (27th).
“Thank you for your support. Ukraine thanks you,” Stakovsky says on his social networks under a screenshot of Djokovic’s messages.
In them, the Serbian asks him if he is “on the ground”, says that he thinks of him, trusts that “everything will calm down soon” and asks for an address to send him help. “Financial or any other kind of help too.”
The Ukrainian tennis player Sergiy Stakhovsky, number 228 in the world ranking, has brought to light some WhatsApp messages sent by the Serbian Novak Djokovic (2) in which he offers him financial or any kind of support in the face of the war that affects his country , and at the same time he has missed a similar gesture by the Spanish Rafael Nadal (4) or the Swiss Roger Federer (27).
“Thank you for your support. Ukraine thanks you,” Stakovsky says on his social networks under a screenshot of Djokovic’s messages.
In them, the Serbian asks him if he is “on the ground”, says that he thinks of him, trusts that “everything will calm down soon” and asks for an address to send him help. “Financial or any other kind of help too.”
Stakovsky, 36, who rose to 31st place in the circuit in 2010, is in Kiev, has joined the army and has uploaded photographs of troops and various scenes of the city’s streets to his networks.
In his messages he says that “never in his life” did he think he would have to put on a bulletproof vest and says that Russian President Vladimir Putin should end up “where he belongs, in jail.”
In statements to The printthe player regretted not receiving such explicit support from other players and mentioned Nadal and Federer.
“I also tried to contact them but was unsuccessful,” he said. “I am sorry that you prefer to remain silent, although I understand you. It is not your war. We have the support of great personalities, I hope that the support lasts,” he said in the Italian newspaper.
