Djokovic pulls out of Serbia Open

Tabash

Rookie
Djokovic not playing Belgrade due to personal reasons.

Novak Djokovic has decided to pull out of the Serbia Open tournament, an ATP World Tour 250 event taking place in Belgrade from April 30 to May 6.

“After consulting with my family, I’ve made a decision not to take part in the tournament this year. I will take some time, try restore my emotional energy. This is certainly one of the toughest decisions in my career, but it is impossible for me to play in the next few days and to think about tennis, when there are some other things in my head,” Djokovic explained.

http://novakdjokovic.com/en/news/tennis/novak-to-miss-serbia-open/
 

vive le beau jeu !

Talk Tennis Guru
good decision, he probably needs that after the loss of his grandad... :-|
hope he'll come back fresh at madrid and be focused as before !
 
Wow, I'm surprised Nole even got to the final with that hanging over him so heavy. What a warrior. Once he heals, watch out ATP tour, it's lights out.
 
Im not much of a djokovic fan, but this is devastating for anyone and you never wish it upon them. God bless the djokovic family and may they find peace in a trying time. Good decision to take some personal time off. Hope to see him back soon.
 

Evan77

Banned
That little tournament can not depend on Djokovic. He has nothing to gain there. Good decision. Why would world #1 play a 250 tournament, even if it's in his home town? Also, he needs some time off to properly grieve over his grandpa death. I don't think he should have played MC either.
 

sillymonkey

Hall of Fame
Im not much of a djokovic fan, but this is devastating for anyone and you never wish it upon them. God bless the djokovic family and may they find peace in a trying time. Good decision to take some personal time off. Hope to see him back soon.

Agree. You definitely need some time off after a loss of someone close.
 

Evan77

Banned
Technically, it's not his home town anymore.

well, I know he lives in Monte Carlo but he was born in Belgrade. He can not live in Belgrade because he wouldn't be even able to walk on the street, he simply wouldn't have any privacy. From what I'm getting from different articles he is God in Serbia. When I saw that '60 minutes' show I couldn't believe how popular he is there.

now, again, that tournament needs to find a way to attract better players. They can not depend on Djokovic.
 

Spider

Hall of Fame
Good decision. A challenger level tournament or worse doesn't deserve the world number one player's participation.
 
M

monfed

Guest
Good decision. A challenger level tournament or worse doesn't deserve the world number one player's participation.

I would've agreed if it wasn't his home tournament. The only reason why it's acceptable is -

A) Personal loss

B) Packed schedule which could jeopardise bigger tournaments.


But my intuition is that you were alluding to a packed schedule and his personal loss.
 

ThePKwon

New User
Score points? WTH you talking about? You have a screw loose or something fella.

The only one that has a loose screw is people who think a divorce is "trivial" and thinks it doesn't affect a family. Have some respect, you might not like Nadal, but don't say something as ignorant as "a divorce is trivial".
 
The only one that has a loose screw is people who think a divorce is "trivial" and thinks it doesn't affect a family. Have some respect, you might not like Nadal, but don't say something as ignorant as "a divorce is trivial".

Relative to death, divorce is pretty trivial. Especially by the time you're an adult. Hell look at the divorce rate in the world today, approaching 50%, everyone does it at the drop of a hat. Marriage has pretty much lost all meaning in today's world and it will only get worse with future generations. Death will always be a constant.
 
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Wuppy

Professional
Not sure why he's so upset over a grandfather. Mine passed and the family barely noticed.
 

Evan77

Banned
Have you ever been on the topless beaches of Barcelona?

:) Trust me you would visit every year if you could too!
well, the problem is that NDS is still a virgin, I think ... lol, the poor fellow lives in some third world country, never even seen a pic of a naked girl (or boys, he seems to like Rafa's *** too much, but it's all good, I'm not judging) ... you see some people shouldn't be allowed to use the internet :)
 
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Satch

Hall of Fame
to be real Serbia open is not in Jokers class.. he plays there because its his family tournament and to give a chance for Belgrade crowd to see him once in a year...

Too bad, because i thought that it will receive ATP500 status, but i can see now that even 250 status will be hart to maintain.
 
well, the problem is that NDS is still a virgin, I think ... lol, the poor fellow lives in some third world country, never even seen a pic of a naked girl (or boys, he seems to like Rafa's *** too much, but it's all good, I'm not judging) ... you see some people shouldn't be allowed to use the internet :)

The hate is at an all-time great level I see. I must be doing something right.
 

Sentinel

Bionic Poster
well, the problem is that NDS is still a virgin, I think ... lol, the poor fellow lives in some third world country, never even seen a pic of a naked girl (or boys, he seems to like Rafa's *** too much, but it's all good, I'm not judging) ... you see some people shouldn't be allowed to use the internet :)
If you replace NDS (actually you meant NSK, i think) with Sentinel, then all your stereotypes check out fine (except the part of liking Rafa's azz, lol).:)
 

kragster

Hall of Fame
If you replace NDS (actually you meant NSK, i think) with Sentinel, then all your stereotypes check out fine (except the part of liking Rafa's azz, lol).:)

I believe you are forgetting about non consensual sex. I have seen you 'stick it' to many a **** on this forum :D, so technically you have lost your V card.
 

MaiDee

Professional
The beautiful fresh Narcissus flowers are in full bloom this time of year.

All over the Switzerland:

NarcissusFieldsinSwitzerland.jpg
 
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