At the bottom of the court, the match is folded. But the comments continue to go well after the decision of the Australian federal justice to put the world No. 1 back on the first flight to Europe via Dubai on Sunday evening. Especially in Serbia, where we have oscillated since the beginning of the case between the offense of dirty mouth and the crime of lèse-majesté. The reverse tastes sour.
“They think that with these ten days of mistreatment, they humiliated Djokovic. They have humiliated themselves, Djokovic can return to his country with his head held high and look everyone straight in the eye, says President Aleksandar Vucic. It is a witch hunt in the truest sense of the word, against a person and a country. »
Vucic was able to speak with the most famous of his subjects before he resumed his journey to Tullamarine airport. “I spoke to Novak earlier after the decision and I encourage him,” he continues. We look forward to seeing him return to his country where he will always be welcome. They (Editor’s note: Australians) are simply lying. They said that there are less than 50% of vaccinated people in Serbia and officially the number is 58%. Remember this is higher than in many European Union countries (Editor’s note: Serbia is however in the rear of the pack) ! »
Prime Minister Ana Brnabić shows her compassion for the Belgrader. “I’m not satisfied, but this is not the time for emotionalism,” she says. I can’t wait to see Novak Djokovic in my country, Serbia, so that we can get through this together and support him in these difficult times. » Brnabic has already forgotten his declarations of a few days ago on « a clear violation of the sanitary rules in force in Serbia » and possible consequences after the public outings of the local demigod when he knew he was positive for Covid -19.
The Tennis Association of Serbia also supports its most illustrious representative. “It is an injustice done not only to a historically successful athlete, but also to an exceptional person,” she wrote. Novak, as usual, will be stronger and better. We dare not mention the reaction of Srdjan Djokovic, boiling father of “Nole”, who has lined up the punchlines with metronomic regularity over the past ten days, evoking the “Spartacus of the New World” to evoke his son. “The assassination attempt on the best sportsman in the world is over,” he thunders. 50 bullets to Novak’s chest. »
Even Miomir Kecmanovic, who was due to face his compatriot in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday, and therefore enjoys a unique chance after the replacement of the circuit tenor by the lucky Italian loser Caruso, plays the lawyers of the defense. It almost looks like the Serbian wanders without his headline… At the same time, the opposite would have been amazing.
“Avenge our best representative” on the court
“The pill is bitter, even before the tournament has started,” he wrote on Instagram. I can’t even imagine how Novak feels, what he’s been through for the past 10 days. I was really looking forward to opening the tournament with the best player in the world on Rod Laver Arena. Unfortunately, what I was thinking (…) no longer makes sense. Our small Serbian team here in Melbourne is outraged and disappointed. I think now we have to try harder and somehow avenge our best representative, who can’t be here, playing. »
