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‘Serbian nationalists’ propaganda’: Kosovo slams Djokovic comment

Serbia's Novak Djokovic looks on during his French Open first-round match against American Aleksandar Kovacevic in Paris [Emmanuel Dunand/AFP]

Kosovo’s Olympic authorities have asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to open disciplinary proceedings against Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic, accusing him of stirring up political tension at the French Open.

The 36-year-old scrawled “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop the violence” on a camera lens after his first-round match at Roland Garros on Monday, and later defended himself, saying, “Kosovo is our cradle, our stronghold, centre of the most important things for our country”.

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