16 years after Novak Djokovic played in Israel as part of the Davis Cup with the Serbian national team, the tennis player who is considered one of the best and most loved in the world, will come to Israel again at the end of next month, to compete in the ATP tournament that will be held at "Expo" in Tel Aviv.
Nola's appearance arouses great interest among Israeli tennis fans, but the news also spread around the world.
The Serbian 'Sport Klub' website, which covers the industry, was attacked with hundreds of pro-Palestinian messages about the star's arrival in Israel.
In Serbia it was written: "Free Palestine! Israel is doing to us Palestinians the same thing that Russia is doing to Ukraine, sorry I can't handle it. Sorry Novak I don't agree with your decision this time and I'm not happy about it."
"Shame on you, how can you play there?", was recorded in another tweet.
"Where are the children, mothers and fathers who are slaughtered every day! A man who talks about being a child of war and knows what it's like. Lives don't matter, points do.", in another comment he wrote: "For the first time ever, Djokovic disappointed me."
Novak #Djokovic will play in Tel Aviv starting 26th of September.
— Saša Ozmo (@ozmo_sasa) August 29, 2022
On the other hand, there were also quite a few reactions that came out in defense of the player to come to Israel: "Sports should be free from politics. I am not a fan of Israel, but Novak will play wherever he is allowed, in the end he is an athlete and not a politician."
The ATP tournament in Tel Aviv kicked off on September 26 at the "Expo", where a central court and another secondary court and two training courts will be built.
A day before the qualifiers will take place, when the Israeli tennis players are expected to receive one free ticket for the qualifiers and one for the main draw.
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