Why can't Serbia hold tournament from ATP World Tour series ?

[OhYes]

I think it's a shame, really shame that Belgrade Open has disappeared, and it's not like Belgrade can't hold big competitions.
Don't know what is the issue.

 

[Mainad]

Money. Apparently no-one in Serbia was willing to put up the necessary sponsorship money so it died.

 

[MLM]

Money. Apparently no-one in Serbia was willing to put up the necessary sponsorship money so it died.

Maybe Djokovic will set up a “Novak Djokovic Open” in Belgrade for Tomic to win next year once he starts tanking again.

 

[Sudacafan]

Djokovic alone may not be enough,

...and Tipsarevic is not around anymore.

 

[vernonbc]

The Djokovic's were too much. The father and the uncle made so many boneheaded mistakes and lied and cheated the city of Belgrade so badly that the ATP had no choice but to pull the tournament. There are plenty of stories and newspaper articles out there in google land if you want to read up on what crooks they were.

 

[Djokodalerer31]

The Djokovic's were too much. The father and the uncle made so many boneheaded mistakes and lied and cheated the city of Belgrade so badly that the ATP had no choice but to pull the tournament. There are plenty of stories and newspaper articles out there in google land if you want to read up on what crooks they were.

I don't buy it! A lot of people are jealous and have interests of ruining someone's reputation, so they make these stories up...

 

[Cabeza del Demonio]

I miss the Belgrade tournament. Federer has his home tournament and Nadal has two tournaments in Spain, but Djokovic's got hosed. Sucks

 

[robthai]

could be because they have the worse fan base. Serbs for the most part think tennis revolves around Novak.

 

[OhYes]

could be because they have the worse fan base. Serbs for the most part think tennis revolves around Novak.

Think you are on to something here. Keep talking...

 

[robthai]

Think you are on to something here. Keep talking...

are you Serbian? idk why the Serbs are so crazy to the point it becomes delusional. It could be because of the wars and hardships the people had to endure but this is 2018 now. They should learn from their neighbors Croatia. I think Croatian fans are more respectful to foreign players than the Serbs.

 

[OhYes]

are you Serbian? idk why the Serbs are so crazy to the point it becomes delusional. It could be because of the wars and hardships the people had to endure but this is 2018 now. They should learn from their neighbors Croatia. I think Croatian fans are more respectful to foreign players than the Serbs.

How do you mean more respectful to foreign players ? Are they shining their shoes ?

 

[TennisFan97068]

I miss the Belgrade tournament. Federer has his home tournament and Nadal has two tournaments in Spain, but Djokovic's got hosed. Sucks

China almost feels like a pseudo home for Djokovic.He gets so much support when he plays in Beijing and Shanghai.

 

[PerilousPear]

No money and not enough interest to keep it afloat every year, even with Djoko thrown in the picture.

 

[Plamen1234]

Why there should be ATP tournament where the tennis is not very popular sport.One of the reason why people in Serbia know tennis is because of Djokovic.Once he retires they will lose interest in this sport.

 

[Cabeza del Demonio]

China almost feels like a pseudo home for Djokovic.He gets so much support when he plays in Beijing and Shanghai.

Australia is also one of those places, where it feels like a home crowd supporting him. Probably because of the 6 titles (and counting)

 

[Sentinel]

The Djokovic's were too much. The father and the uncle made so many boneheaded mistakes and lied and cheated the city of Belgrade so badly that the ATP had no choice but to pull the tournament. There are plenty of stories and newspaper articles out there in google land if you want to read up on what crooks they were.

I just tried Google but came up with nothing. Could you provide a link, thanks.