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Summary Novak Djokovic said he considered himself a representative of all peoples of ex-Yugoslav federation.
Tennis number one Novak Djokovic said Wednesday he considered himself a representative of all peoples of the former Yugoslav federation that broke up in a series of bloody wars in 1990s.I feel as the representative of all peoples of former Yugoslavia and I want to say that here, in Banja Luka, Djokovic was quoted as saying by daily Nezavisne Novines online edition.Djokovic was in Banja Luka, capital of the Serb-run entity in Bosnia, after being voted Person of the Year by Nezavisne Novines readers.Sport really connects people. Citizens of Bosnia have shown that they love sport and respect athletes success, the 24-year old Serb player said.Djokovic was greeted in the centre of Banja Luka by hundreds of supporters, mostly youth who, according to local media, skipped classes to see him.Djokovic has enjoyed one of the greatest seasons in tennis history after winning the Australian Open, Wimbledon, the US Open and five Masters events, as well as replacing Rafael Nadal as world number one.Six former Yugoslav republics - Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Slovenia - are today independent countries.
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