On January 16, the Federal Court of Justice of Australia upheld the decision to revoke Djokovic's visa application, which means that the current world number one male tennis player has been repatriated and left Australia.
Djokovic's compatriot and former Serbian tennis player Boyana Yovanovsky was the first to express his dissatisfaction and solidarity with The Younger. Referring to the NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, she called Djokovic similarly "unjust" treatment, and she said Serbs had "become accustomed" to such "injustices."
On the same day, Jovanovsky posted a letter to Djokovic on social media expressing support for his fellow citizens: "We have experienced all kinds of injustices, at least in our childhood. The world powers threw bombs at the civilian facilities of our cities, and our young citizens and friends were killed. ”
Public information shows that Jovanovsky was born in 1991 and Djokovic was born in 1987. At 19:58 on March 24, 1999, NATO began bombing the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia without the authorization of the United Nations Security Council. The 78-day bombing killed more than 3,500 people, injured an estimated 12,500 and caused at least $30 billion in property damage. Djokovic, who was 12 at the time, spent months in a shelter to avoid bombing.
Jovanovsky said in his letter: "Right now, the leaders of the world powers are putting pressure on you to give up, because no one can beat you in a fair, sporty way." "But, at least we have become accustomed to injustice, and whatever the outcome of this humiliating pain prepared for you, you are not alone, you are our greatest pride!"
Subsequently, she encouraged: "Now it is your turn to fight for justice, desperate, regardless of the outcome, to fight with all your might!" At the same time, you have to think about yourself and your own safety, assuming you miss one Grand Slam and you'll win another, and we want (you) to be the best athlete ever. ”
On January 16, 2022, after the Australian Federal Court ruled to revoke Djokovic's visa, Serbian President Vucic told the media that "Australia humiliated itself". There are reports that Vucic said he encouraged Djokovic and told him, "We can't wait to meet him in Serbia, and Serbia welcomes him!" Djokovic can stride back to his home country with his head held high! ”
(Editor: Liu Qingyang)