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Novak Djokovic makes emotional plea for coverage of floods in Serbia
• Former world No1 dedicates win in Rome to 'my people'
• Serbian describes floods as 'biggest we have ever seen'
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/17/novak-djokovic-coverage-floods-serbia?CMP=twt_gu
Novak Djokovic, Serbia's most prominent athlete, on Saturday implored the media to raise awareness of the floods that have devastated his country, accusing CNN and the BBC of virtually ignoring what he described as a "total catastrophe of biblical proportions".
The former world No1 dedicated his win over the Canadian Milos Raonic in the semi-finals of the Rome Masters to "my people" and, in a familiar post-match ritual, wrote in Cyrillic script on the lens of the courtside camera, "I love you."
He said he had been distracted during the tournament about events at home, especially near his native Belgrade, where floods have taken several lives and forced the evacuation of whole cities.
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