February 14, 2012 10:09 pm | Updated 10:09 pm IST - Belgrade
President Boris Tadic on Tuesday honoured Serbia’s Novak Djokovic with the country’s top medal.
The world’s top tennis player, Djokovic was awarded the Karadjordje’s Star medal for his promotion of Serbia, Tadic’s office said.
“He is Serbia’s best ambassador to the world,” Tadic said on his website. The Karadjordje medal is Serbia’s highest honour to an individual or an institution.
Djokovic was decorated for the occasion of the Serbian Statehood Day, which falls on Wednesday.
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.
We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.
