'Novak lived through hell' - Sergiy Stakhovsky says Novak Djokovic support has raised spirits in Ukraine
Retired Ukrainian tennis player Sergiy Stakhovsky, who joined the armed forces to help combat Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, says Novak Djokovic “completely understands” the war in Ukraine having “lived through hell when he was young”. Stakhovsky left his wife and three young children in Hungary and returned to his birthplace to help try and fight Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ad/> The 36-year-old has been working with a branch of the Ukraine armed forces that can only be used inside the city premises and reached out to the tennis community for financial support.


