The Djokovics ended the news conference in Belgrade a short time ago when asked by a reporter about the player’s movements in Serbia the day after he tested positive for COVID-19.
The family did not answer the question and adjourned the news conference immediately.
The exchange went like this:
REPORTER:“Is it true he was positive on December 16?“
DJORDJE DJOKOVIC:“Yes,that’s all in the documents.”
REPORTER:“Was he out in public on December 17 while infected?“
DJORDJE DJOKOVIC:“The press conference is adjourned.”
The family then burst into a Serbian folk song named that translates as “One song,one team.”
His parents sang the same song from their box at the French Open last year when Djokovic won the grand slam.
The singer Tijana Rajkovic has previously told Serbian media that she was inspired to write the lyrics after meeting Novak’s father Srdjan Djokovic,who said Serbs had to unite as a people so that the would not disappear.
Srdjan heard the lyrics and said it had to be composed to music and a composer soon did so.
The song was first performed at Serbia Open tennis tournament in front of the Djokovic family,Serbian newspaperVecernje novosti reported in June 2021.