Nole visits site of Serbia Open, entered into tourney's draw - WTF?

Novak Djokovic was spotted with father Srdjan and brother Djordje at the Gale Muskatirovic sports center, the site of the upcoming Serbia Open.

According to his site Fernando Verdasco, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Carlos Moya, Ivan Ljubicic and Radek Stepanek will most likely take part in the event along with Nole. Pete Sampras is mentioned as a promoter.


The third-ranked baller sounded pleased with the progress:

I’m pleasantly surprised how much has been done already. Everything’s going well according to the plan, which makes me happy. I can’t wait to see how everything will look, when all the work is done on April 15.

The event is scheduled to take place from May 2nd - 10th and prize money is 450,000 euros.

I still find it strange Nole will be allowed to compete in a tourney he partially owns. Isn't it a conflict of interest? Anyone??

(images via novakdjokovic.rs)

PHOTO OP: Sneak peek at Nole-owned Serbia Open grounds, website launched

Here's a sneak peek of the SRPC Milan Gale Muskatirovic grounds for the newly-established Serbia Open in Belgrade which was launched by Novak Djokovic, his family, and the Belgrade-based "Family Sport" who initially bought the formerly named Dutch Open tourney from Amersfoort early last year.

Nole had this to say about launching the new ATP World Tour event:

I am very excited that we are able to create an opportunity in Serbia to be a part of the ATP World Tour. My family, along with myself, is also very emotional about that. Tennis is a very popular sport in my country and we are happy that this event will help us show the world the beauty of my home town Belgrade and of Serbia.

The Serbia Open is a 250 event and will run from May 4th - 10th. Click here for the official website.

(image via novakdjokovic.rs)