Srdjan Djokovic gave an interview to the Sputnik news agency in which he again demonstrated the relevant role of his son in the recent history of Serbia, putting the country back on the map with his sporting successes after the Balkan War.
Djokovic's father, who has repeatedly expressed his Serbian nationalism, took advantage of the interview to catalog the blessing that the arrival of his son was for the country. “Novak is an invisible miracle. He appeared at the worst moment for Serbia and for the Serbian people, who faced bombings, sanctions, humiliations and oppressions. Imagine seeing twenty of the richest countries in the world bombarding a small Serbia.”
In fact, Srdjan Djokovic considers that his son is an envoy of God to change the image of Serbia in the face of the world. “Despite all these problems, Novak appeared, as if God had sent him to show that we are not a genocidal people, that we are not the worst in the world, rather, we are part of European civilization and we have nothing to be ashamed of.
The father of the world's No. 1 also claimed that his son plays better when he is criticized the most. “He is not bothered by criticism at all. That Serbian stubbornness is well known and I think that when things are invented that have nothing to do with reality, they play better. Novak wants to show that tennis is not just a game, it is also life, a life for thousands of young players who are struggling. “
Srdjan Djokovic also wanted to send a message to the most elite classes of tennis, since according to him they are more supportive of Federer and Nadal and explains the reasons why his son may have generated this antipathy. “The Novak thing is much more difficult because he does not have the support of Federer and Nadal, which seems to me something very amazing … As if those rich still do not have enough money and need more millions … They do not support Djokovic because he likes him to the people who can barely make ends meet, this is a very amazing riddle to me. “
Finally, Srdjan Djokovic also asked the Serbian population for unity and to support his son's successes. “The whole world, billions of people in the world know that he is the best of all time and the best tennis player in recent years. If they think differently, let them, But the vast majority of the world thinks differently. 97% of Serbs think that Djokovic is a success and whoever does not think about it, let him stay in the mud he is in. “