Novak Djokovic said Kosovo is "the heart of Serbia" after his match at Roland-Garros on Monday. The Serb, armed with his marker, wrote a few words in Cyrillic on the camera of the Philippe-Chatrier court.

This exit of the world number 3 comes at a time when northern Kosovo has been the scene of clashes for several days. In January 2008, after his first Grand Slam victory at the Australian Open, he said: "Kosovo is Serbia"