Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov ended his career in Rome in 2018 with a 1st round loss to Novak Djokovic. On Tuesday, he reacted to the controversy ignited by the Serb, about the situation in Kosovo ("Kosovo is the heart of Serbia.
Stop the violence"). The director of the tournament, Amélie Mauresmo, in comments reported by France Info, stressed: "The goal, given the current context in Ukraine, was to ask neutrality from the players"