A prominent Serbian tennis reporter has commented on the controversy surrounding Novak Djokovic and Channel 9 sports presenter Tony Jones.

Tony Jones apologised for off-the-cuff disparaging remarks made during Friday night’s news bulletin, which saw the 24-time Grand Slam champion boycott an on-court interview on Sunday night.

Sasa Osmo, who is in Melbourne covering the Australian Open, told Jacqui Felgate he expected Djokovic to accept the apology and move on.

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“Novak has never been one to hold a grudge,” he said on 3AW.

“I think things to resume as normal after a couple of days.”

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