Novak Djokovic flying from Australia to the UAE, transit here and took a flight back to Serbia. As expected, Serbia people are eagerly waiting for him to come back. From Nikola Tesla airport in Belgrade, hundreds of reporters and fans were present early, despite the cold weather, to welcome the world's number one player returning.
They shouted “Novak, the hero of Serbia”, “You are our hero” … They waved the flag and sang the Serbian national anthem. Besides, when interviewed, many fans outside Nikola Tesla airport did not hesitate to criticize the host Australian Open for the decision they considered this injustice.
All Serbian people were disappointed and indignant when Djokovic was not attending Australian Open. They went to the streets to welcome their stars and this move was also to express their discontent with the Australian decision.
The politicians in this country most support 34 -year -old player. After this event, President Serbia even thought that the Australian side turned Novak Djokovic “into a card for political motives”.
Djokovic's absence means someone will replace him. Accordingly, Salvatore Caruso, the player ranked 150 on the ATP rankings, has a last minute.
The opponent of the 29 -year -old player in the round of 1/64 men's men's singles Australian Open 2022 is Kecmanovic, Djokovic's compatriot. And the joy on the day of welcoming Djokovic increased with NHM Serbia when Kecmanovic buried Caruso 3-0 so that the player with this Djokovic capacity.
Meanwhile, the Australian side is asking Djokovic to pay the entire trial cost of his two trials in the past week.
