The Djoker has the last laugh

He did this while tensions are sky high in Kosovo and the United Nations' Peace Keeping Troops suffered injuries from rioting Serbs there.

All Kosovo needed was further incitements of the Serbs from their national hero, Novak Djokovic.

But it was not just a slip of tongue from the Djoker.

After all, he could have apologised for his outburst as insensitive and inappropriate especially in a top sport tournament in a chief NATO country whose soldiers are risking their lives to keep peace in Kosovo.

But no! He doubled down on his claim, repeating that he meant every word of it.

It matters little to the Djoker that Kosovo now is an independent state, recognised by most NATO countries and by most members of the UN, but of course not, by Russia and Serbia.

At this year's Australian Open the Djoker tried to exonerate his father who was photographed there with anti-Ukranian Russian protestors.

After the incident his father vanished from Djokovic's match side box.

And once again the Djoker's ego has got the better of him in trying to have it both ways.

Remember when he knew that he had Covid, yet he went ahead to risk the health of a French interviewer by going along to a prearranged interview with him, without even warning the interviewer that he had Covid and then posing for a photo without a mask on?

And now he was keen to take the multimillion dollar prize for winning at the French Open from a NATO member country whose troops he could be putting under increasing risk to renewed violence by his inflammatory comments.

So, perhaps never before was the tennis world more polarised than prior to the Djoker's semi-final clash.