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Djokovic remained the hot topic as the fallout of his statement earlier this week that "Kosovo is the heart of Serbia" continued ahead of his second-round match against Marton Fucsovics later in the evening.
International tennis chiefs insisted Wednesday that "political statements" are not banned at Grand Slam events after Novak Djokovic controversially wrote "Kosovo is the heart of Serbia" on a camera at the French Open.
Hopes of a home champion at the French Open are all but over after fifth seed Caroline Garcia blew a one-set lead to suffer a shock second-round exit against Anna Blinkova. Garcia, the top-ranked French player across the men’s and women’s singles draws as the No. 5 seed, got off to a strong start by taking the opener to the delight of a boisterous home support on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
Home hope and fifth seed Caroline Garcia is out of the French Open after losing in dramatic fashion to Anna Blinkova at Roland Garros on Wednesday.
Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs of Italy will miss another scheduled clash with world 100m champion Fred Kerley, withdrawing from Friday’s Diamond League meet in Florence.
PARIS: Ukraine's Elina Svitolina defended on Wednesday (May 31) fellow tennis player Novak Djokovic, who caused a furore over a statement related to Kosovo, saying that in a free world he should have the right to express his opinion.
PARIS : French hopes of a Roland Garros singles' champion were all but extinguished as Russian Anna Blinkova sent fifth seed Caroline Garcia tumbling out with a 4-6 6-3 7-5 second-round victory on Wednesday.
Ukrainian Elina Svitolina said on Wednesday that Novak Djokovic should be free to "say his opinion" after the Serb controversially wrote "Kosovo is the heart of Serbia" on a camera at the French Open. Svitolina, who has repeatedly spoken out over tennis' response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, believes players should be able to talk publicly about political issues. Djokovic was criticised for his comments about recent clashes in Kosovo by French sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera who said he "shouldn't get involved".