Sinister messages wishing death for Novak Djokovic painted on walls in Croatia

After Novak Djokovic tested positive for Covid-19 on last Tuesday, the tennis world has been plunged in chaos. Adding to that now, graffiti death threats have popped up in Croatia targeting the World No.1.

In the walls on the streets of the Croatian city Split — 90 minutes away from Zadar which hosted the controversial Adria Tour — messages wishing Djokovic’s death were sprawled.

Last week, Djokovic’s charity tournament turned into a



Covid-hotspot where social distancing rules were flouted. Apart from the Serbian, his wife Jelena, his coach Goran Ivanisevic, and other participants like Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric, and Viktor Troicki were all diagnosed with the virus.

Since then, Djokovic has apologised for hosting the tournament, saying, “I am extremely sorry for each individual case of infection. I hope that it will not complicate anyone’s health situation and that everyone will be fine.”