“In Greece, this level will take place for the first time since 1994”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
On the weekend, there was information that this year’s competition in Belgrade will not happen, and now it has been confirmed. Immediately after the Open Serbia Championship announced that the tournament would not be held in Belgrade, ATP announced and confirmed that this year tennis matches would be held in Athens.
Athens has already received a license to hold a tournament:
“The ATP 250 tournament in Greece is organized by an experienced team that previously held nine international tournaments in Belgrade. The new project continues this tradition, and the preparation is already in full swing to ensure a world -class tennis event in the historic city of Athens, ”ATP announced.
The tournament license is owned by a famous family Novak Jokovich. Nole had already met with Greek Prime Minister Kiriakis Strakotakis on June 15 during his visit to Athens.
ATP confirmed that the tournament will be organized on the capital arena Oaka, where Panatinaikos basketball players play. In Greece, competitions of this level will be held for the first time since 1994.
Dzokovich’s family decided to move the tournament because it could not guarantee safety in Belgrade. Novak has a conflict with the authorities of Serbia.
Djokovich publicly supported student protests against corruption and cruelty of power in Serbia. He condemned the use of violence against students after collapsing the roof of the station in the new-Sad, while emphasizing that he cannot “pretend that nothing is happening.”
This support has caused increased tensions with President Alexander Vuchich and the Government of Serbia. Political scientists and media evaluate Dzhokovich as a symbol of Serbia’s national pride, but at the same time note the risk of its transformation into a “puppet of nationalist circles”.