A cumbersome file for the IOC. The Kosovo Olympic Committee announced that it had asked it to open disciplinary proceedings against Novak Djokovic. In question, his political stance after his victory in the first round of the International Tennis Championships at Roland-Garros, Monday May 29, against the American Aleksandar Kovacevic. At the end of the match, the Serbian player wrote in marker on the television camera: “ Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop the violence » (photo above). A spokesperson for the Kosovar Olympic Committee, Kushtrim Krasniqi, explained this to theAFP : « Despite the fact that Novak Djokovic is one of the best tennis players in the world, such behavior (...) cannot be tolerated as it sets a dangerous precedent that sport can be used as a platform for political messages, agendas and propaganda. » In a letter addressed to the IOC, the Kosovar Olympic body accuses Novak Djokovic, whose father was born in Kosovo, of fueling political tensions. She believes that the world number 3 “ violated the principles of sport, the fundamental principles of the IOC Charter in terms of political neutrality"
