Tony Jones has made amends with the Serbian tennis star, after the latter snubbed an interview over the journalist’s “offensive comments”
World-renowned Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has accepted an apology from a sports presenter with Australia’s 9News broadcaster. The athlete had taken issue with comments Tony Jones made on Friday.
During live coverage, he mocked Serbian fans seen in the background, singing over their chants: “Novak is overrated! Novak’s a has-been! Novak, kick him out!”
Djokovic responded by refusing to give a traditional on-court interview to the broadcaster after beating Jiri Lehecka on Sunday night. He instead took the microphone and addressed the spectators, thanking them for the support they had shown. The Serbian tennis star then walked off the court without answering any questions.
On Monday, several media outlets quoted a spokesperson for Tennis Australia as saying that “Novak acknowledges the apology…
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