Novak Djokovic has drawn criticism from Kosovo’s tennis federation — but not from French Open organizers — after offering his thoughts on clashes in northern Kosovo between ethnic Serbs and police and NATO peacekeepers. Djokovic is a 36-year-old from Serbia who has won 22 Grand Slam titles and is scheduled to play in the second round at Roland Garros on Wednesday. After a first-round victory on Monday, Djokovic wrote in Serbian on the lens of a courtside TV camera: “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop the violence.” Kosovo’s tennis federation says Djokovic’s comments were “deplorable” because he was stoking tensions between Serbia and Kosovo. A former province of Serbia, Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence is not recognized by Belgrade.
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