Novak Djokovic is insulted by a Serbian deputy for supporting Croatia

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Posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at 2:13 pm | Last updated: 10/07/2018 at 14:14

Since Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic has supported Croatia at the World Cup, which earned him the wrath of a Serbian deputy.

While he has been fighting for the Wimbledon tournament since last week, Novak Djokovic has not hesitated to announce who was his favorite for the victory at the Russian World Cup. " I support Croatia (…) I know who I would like to see the trophy raised" declared former world No. 1, quoted in the press of his country . A few weeks before the World Cup, he had posted a photo on his Instagram account with Croatian players, including Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic.
        

A support that was not appreciated by a member of the center-right party in power in Serbia. "Only idiots can support Croatia. Novak you are not ashamed? " tweeted Vladimir Djukanovic, elected President of the Serbian Progress Party (SNS) of President Aleksandar Vucic.
        

Since his vacation in Greece, the deputy Djukanovic also posted a video in which he says: "Those who say" Nole " (djokovic, ed) asked to support Croatia" , drive me mad, I do not care what djokovic said, and I think he is an idiot, and I repeat that all those who will support Croatia against Russia are psychopaths and lunatics, Reasons to be interned in asylum Djokovic is a national hero and I thank him for that, but how can he support Croatia, how many Serbs from Krajina (region of Croatia where Serbs were in the majority) supported him and supported him the country that drove them out … "

With AFP