Tennis player Novak Djokovic of Serbia talks during an interview in Belgrade March 1, 2015. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic
KRALJEVO, Serbia (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic praised the Serbia fans who gave Balkan rivals Croatia a warm welcome and applauded their national anthem at their Davis Cup first-round tie on Friday.
The hostility that normally exists when the bitter rivals meet in other team sports was nowhere to be seen as fans in the central Serbian city of Kraljevo gave the Croatians a red-carpet reception before Djokovic pulled it from under their feet.
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