Top 5 Photos, 6/12: Adria Tour holds press conference



The Adria Tour began on Friday with a press conference, kids day and exhibition. Life on site in Belgrade looked very, ver normal—to many's surprise. There were hugs, few masks and crowds.

“This is a positive message,” Novak Djokovic said. “Of course, you can see it from all different angles. You can also criticize, you can also say, well, this is maybe dangerous or not. It’s not up to me to make the calls, what is health-wise right or wrong, we’re just following what the government of Serbia is telling us."

Serbia has had relatively low instance of COVID-19 with 12,100 cases and 250 deaths. That's very low compared to the United States' 2 million cases and 115,000 deaths. But let's also note that Serbia's entire population is less than that of New York City.

Here are the Top 5 photos for Friday.

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The tour will last through July 5 with stops in five cities across four countries.

(LtoR) German tennis player Alexander "Sascha" Zverev, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov and Austrian tennis player Dominic Thiem attend a press conference of the Adria Tour, a charity exhibition hosted by Novak Djokovic, on June 12, 2020 in Belgrade. - The ATP and WTA Tours have been suspended since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will not resume at least until the end of July 2020. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images)
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Press came in droves to the press conference—most without masks or social distancing efforts.

BELGRADE, SERBIA - JUNE 12: Alexander Zverev of Germany, Novak Djokovic of Serbia, Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria and Dominic Thiem of Austria during a press conference prior to the Adria Tour tennis event on June 12, 2020 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images)
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Alexander Zverev has done the most traveling, from Indian Wells to Germany to Monte Carlo to Serbia.

German tennis player Alexander "Sascha" Zverev attends a press conference of the Adria Tour, a charity exhibition hosted by Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, on June 12, 2020 in Belgrade. - The ATP and WTA Tours have been suspended since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will not resume at least until the end of July 2020. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images)
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A kids day was held on Friday with the ATP players and Jelena Jankovic.

(LtoR) German tennis player Alexander "Sascha" Zverev, Austrian tennis player Dominic Thiem, Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov and Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic and former Serbian tennis player Jelena Jankovic, pose for a group photo at the Adria Tour, a charity exhibition hosted by Novak Djokovic, on June 12, 2020 in Belgrade. - The ATP and WTA Tours have been suspended since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will not resume at least until the end of July 2020. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images)
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Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov are two of the biggest attractions this weekend.

BELGRADE, SERBIA - JUNE 12: Novak Djokovic (L) of Serbia and Grigor Dimitrov (R) of Bulgaria arrive at press conference for the Adria Tour tennis event on June 12, 2020 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images)
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