Djokovic pledges 1 million euros to help fight coronavirus in Serbia


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 27 Mar 2020

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - Men's Singles Final - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - February 2, 2020. Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts during his match against Austria's Dominic Thiem. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic pledged one million euros (896,787.8 pounds) to help buy ventilators and other medical equipment in his native Serbia on Friday, joining a list of other athletes in the fight against coronavirus.

The virus, which emerged in China late last year, has brought sporting events around the world to a halt and killed more than 24,000 people.

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