They are typical Serbs.....very different from most other entities in the former Yugoslavia. They will never surrender to the interests of undesirables in Brussles, Washington and etc. Their success must have Albright, Clinton, Bush, Blair and etc etc in a terrible state of nervous irritation!

Ola, Stockholm,

Barry thank you for being brave to write down something positive about us,Hope you're not gonna lose job.

Dejo-Montenegro, London,

I cannot wait for Olympic Games in China!

We are such a small but very famous country - Serbia!

Thank you Nole, Ana, Jelena and Janko!

Goran Cirkovic, Krusevac, Serbia

Good luck, Serbs! They are real sportsmen and they wearing the ADIDAS!!!!The REAL, indigenous sport brand!!

yanko, st gallen, CH

Nice article......Yes like my compatriot said We are wery proud of 3 tennis players, there are something Best that Serbia have...

We cold them NAJ (eng. BEST) Novak Ana, Jelena.....and they really are NAJ......

SERBIA IS SO PROUD and now world can see that we are not WAR country and that Serbians are not killers.....we are very kind and normal people just like our players....our Champions....

What Can I say (WEL)COME TO SERBIA and see.....what kind of nations are we..

Predrag Jovicic, Belgrade, SERBIA

We are proud to have those young people. Smiles, lot of pure and true positive energy and that is enough.

Aleksandar , Beograd, Srbija

Amazing come from behind win by Ana over Daniela and Nole's resolute demeanor in defeating one of the greatest tennis players I have ever seen play.

Probably the biggest boon of having our youngsters participate on the international stage is the participation of Serbia within the international stage. It happened with Eurovision last year and it's happening again with sport.

And it's not like I care whether somebody likes me or vilifies me based upon my nation's history. I honestly couldn't care less to be quite frank. But I DO care enough that my country isn't viewed upon as some anti-social, party-pooper, European personality. The latter is plain wrong and Europeans in and around us understand our positions better than others.

Yet whoever helps us to finally find our place amongst the European club of rich nations, and thus makes the crown and cross on our flag taken more seriously, those persons should be rewarded by us with the most profound respect possible.

Aleks, Beograd, SRB

Thanks for this beautiful article:)
These three young tennis players have had an extraordinary impact on the Serbian sense of national identity. Their talent, perseverance, manners and outstanding sportsmanship have done something for the Serbian identity that has not been done in years. As one of the children that grew up with the Western image of Serbia I have constantly struggled to show the humanity and beauty of my country. Thank you Ana, Jelena & Nole:). They offer the world so much and we hope to keep reading about them. Young talent everywhere in the world can look at these players and see more to them than just their nationality but see their skill, determination and just love for life.

Branka, Stoney Creek, Canada

thank u god for that proud people

lami, kragujevac,

yea!

malina, london, UK

These athletes are exceptional human beings, but that's no coincidence. They, as all other Serbs, are proud of their heritage and roots despite awesome western efforts to dehumanize and vilify everything Serbian in the 1990's and to a large degree today. They draw strength and power from the love and admiration from every Serbian man, woman and child and in return they assume the role of being the face of Serbian people. This is what happens when a people act in unison and Serbs everywhere live vicariously through them.

MVJ Boston, Boston, USA

Thanks for this article. We are proude of you - Nole, Jelena and Ana

Alexandra, Beograd, Serbia

Congrats to the young Serbs ! They speak English very well and they PLAY sport , invented by Britons, in high style, as well....

Obilic, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia

After decades of being striken with humiliation, Serbia is again proud!

Tena Andric, Chicago, USA

Serbia is proud!These people are amazing.Good luck to SUPERSERB NOVAK AND BEAUTIFUL ANA
Whole Serbia is with them

jovana, kragujevac, serbia

The SERB Nation has been Punished by the West,starting with the USA Gov.plan to break up the Country of the 6 Republicks and 2 Territories.After the SERBS supported the Alied during the second World Warr,the Serbs were the next to be brocken apart (after the USSR) by the PAX AMERICANA doctrine,with B.Clinton putting the last nail into the Coffin.Now the WEST wants to GIVE the Birthplace of the SERB Nation to a Ilegal Albanian setlers,(who escaped the Tirany and Missery of Enver Hoga) to them. I for one hope that the SPIRIT of the Serbs,despite the injustices thay suffered,will rise in all aspects of life.This Young Generation of Man and Women of SERBIA are the PROOF that you can NOT keep them down. The "former Yugoslavija" was a Spoting Nation,and Serbia will remain one to. Good luck to them all.

adam, vancouver,

The "Balkan war" was a three-way civil war that included atrocities by all three groups -- as is literally always the case in civil wars. Byt the Westrern propaganda (especially U.S. and British) was all anti Serb. What this pleasant and breezy article (is the author in love with the beautiful Ana?) only hints at -- so subtly that it will be missed by many -- the the huige injustice of the entire Serb people being found guilty by Western press and this then resulting in hostility and discrimination against individual Serbs worldwide. If these lovely young sportmen and -women felt it, imagine run-of-the-mill people and especially Serb children in Western schools.

Jason Masson, Geneva , CH

More promissing youngsters from Serbia then those mentioned in the article are coming to the scene. There is a lack of facilities, coaching and tennis tradion in their country, and the mistery remains: how Serbians do this?

Zoran, Johannesburg, South Africa

What a difference between me and Predrag.
We both love those nice players. I am born as a Serb ,He is too. Since i was born i was proud to be a SERB.

Brankovic, Vancouver, Canada

Thank you! What a lovely article.
Beauty will save the world!

Miranda, Oxford, UK

Thank you for this great article! The TV propaganda made many Germans and other nations think Serbians are not good; after all it was and it is still very hard to wash the dirtiness from our faces. These people do so as we scientists do and it is very nice that somebody, who is not Serb and specially from the West, sends this massage to ether. Brilliant!
Tatjana, Berlin, Germany

Tatjana, Berlin, Germany

Congratulations to all of them! We are so very proud of them. Why are you so surprised about how nice they are? Our country is full of beautiful and clever young people.

Seka, London, UK

Tradition? Who? Fred Perry, Virgina Wade, Ann Jones, Roger Taylor? I ask what tradition?

gezz, london, England

Thank you for nice article about our girls and boys.I`m glad to finally read something good about Serbians! Wish you more luck in the future but now is our 5 minutes and lets enjoy it!

Zoran, Novi Sad, Serbia

Great job on behalf of these super athletes, super people. Plus, they have the good looks of movie stars and manners galore! They make not only the Tennis World proud, but all of us. Ziveli, or "Long Life!" to all of them..... Novak, Jelena, Janko and Ana! Ziveli!

Mim, Pittssburgh, PA

After a couple of decades, I feel proud to be a Serb. Wonderful article...

Predrag, Montreal, Canada

My hat goes off to these young Serbs. Not only are they exceptionally talented, but the manner in which they conduct themselves is a good lesson for all

Max, Sydney,

Barry Flatman is trying to save the world with a beautiful article. Thank you!

Tennis enthusiast, Basingstoke, UK

Thank you on this beautifull article and nice word for this atletes!

Goran, Toronto, Canada