despite the scandalous behaviour towards novak, "we always believed that sport would win. the sport confirmed that he had a valid visa but in the end it didn't work out for him. they say, "these are difficult times for it novak. we will support him as his family to regain his faith in sport and fair play, which was completely absent here. he is a great champion and a great man." so that is the official family statement. we have also heard lines in serbia from novak's father, srdjan djokovic. he said, "this was an assassination attempt on the best sportsman in the world, with 50 bullets to novak's chest." once again being a little less measured than the official family statement. everton have sacked their manager today. it follows their defeat, 2—1,