Russian Tennis Federation (RFF) President Shamil Tarpishchev said that world number one Novak Djokovic will not be able to participate in the friendly match to be played between the Russian and Serbian national teams. His words are quoted TASS.
“Djokovic has two consecutive tournaments in the USA. “Physically, he will not be able to succeed in football,” Tarpishchev said.
The match between Russia and Serbia will take place on March 21 at the Dynamo Stadium in Moscow.
The national teams of Serbia and Russia have met six times in their history. The Russian team has three wins, the Balkan team has one win. Two more matches ended in a draw. Serbs and Russians last met at the League of Nations in November 2020. Then the Serbian team won a crushing victory with a score of 5:0.
In the spring of 2022, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to suspend the participation of the Russian national team and all Russian clubs in all competitions controlled by these organizations.
Previously Guus Hiddink in the name Return Russia to international tournaments.