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‘Would do it again’: Djokovic infuriates with post-win message

Novak Djokovic has risked stirring up a political controversy at the French Open after with a message about Kosovo following his first-round victory. Photos: AAP/Twitter

Novak Djokovic has eased into the second round of the French Open but risked inflaming political tensions in his home region with a message about Kosovo.

“Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop violence,” Djokovic wrote on the lens of a camera as he left court after his 6-3 6-2 7-6 (7-1) victory over American Aleksandar Kovacevic, who is of Serbian heritage.

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