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Novak Djokovic and family roared Partizan on to victory at Monaco
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade sealed its spot in the 2023 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs with an 84-88 road win at AS Monaco on Friday, and the visitors were roared on by a sizeable contingent of travelling fans, including a distinguished Serbian compatriot and his family: Novak Djokovic.
While the die-hard Partizan fans relentlessly cheered on their team from the upper tiers of Salle Gaston Medecin, Serbia’s favorite son, Djokovic, the winner of 22 Grand Slam titles and the men’s world tennis number one, took a front row seat with his family as he attended the enthralling contest.
Unlike most other Partizan fans, largely expats who trekked from across Europe, it was a short trip for Djokovic – who resides in Monaco. An avid basketball fan and a frequent visitor at EuroLeague games whenever his busy schedule on the ATP Tour permits, Djokovic has never hidden his allegiance to Partizan’s fierce city rival, Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade.
On Friday night, though, the ever-patriotic Djokovic revealed he would always force the fierce rivalry between Serbia’s big two to take a back seat for a greater good, while putting family bragging rights aside, too.
“I always support Partizan, except when it plays Zvezda. I am a Zvezda fan but, of course, I will always support a Serbian club. My son Stefan loves and supports Partizan, so we now attend its games too,” Djokovic told Serbia’s Sport Klub television during the game.
“Serbia is basketball country, it’s the most popular sport in our homeland,” he added. Djokovic made the comments at halftime with Partizan 35-42 ahead, and he was delighted at the end of the contest when he also spoke to EuroLeague TV.
“Amazing. Amazing atmosphere, amazing game all the way to the end,” he said. “Partizan was playing really good – most of the match they were leading – and then Monaco showed why they are one of the strongest teams in the EuroLeague this season. It was so close. A crucial three-pointer by Kevin Punter there towards the end. Amazing fans, I'm really glad for a Serbian team to go through into the top eight. It's been many years that none of the Serbian teams were able to get to the top eight, so congrats to them."
There's a chance that Partizan could end up returning to Monaco in the playoffs, depending on how things pan out after Round 34's action, and Djokovic has made clear that he would be ready to cheer on Zeljko Obradovic's side once again if that were to happen: "Exactly, yeah. If that happens, hopefully I'll get a chance to see it live once again."
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