Djokovic, the world’s top-ranked male tennis player, criticized Wimbledon’s decision as political interference in sport.
Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic on Wednesday criticized Wimbledon’s decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s event after the organizer of the grand slam tournamentNovak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during the match against Laslo Djere of Serbia during the day threeSpeaking at the Serbia Open on Wednesday, the men’s World No. 1 player said he could not support the decision made by the Wimbledon organizers as it is “crazy.
The Serbian tennis star said that he will “always condemn war” as he himself was a “child of war” growing up in Serbia in the 1990s. Djokovic, who is the current Wimbledon champion, added: “when politics interferes with sport, the result is not good.” The ban means that one of the key challengers to Djokovic’s crown, World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev, will not be allowed to participate in the marquee tournament.announcing the decision on Wednesday, the All England Lawn Tennis Club said it would be unacceptable for the Russian regime to “derive any benefits from the involvement of Russian or Belarusian players with The Championships.”“I will never support war, being myself a child of war…I know how much emotional trauma it leaves.
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