The Serbian men's national volleyball team started its participation in this year's edition of the Nations League with a victory. In the first match of Group C of the first week of the Seventh Nations League 2025, held in the Chinese city of Xi'an, Serbia defeated Turkey with a score of 3:1 (12:25, 25:22, 25:23, 25:23) after 116 minutes of play.

After a difficult start and a lost first set, the Serbian team, led by coach Gheorghe Crețu, recovered and demonstrated significantly better play. The Turks dominated early with a convincing 25:12, but the Serbian volleyball players showed character and will to win, taking the next three sets with a minimal but sufficient lead – 25:22, 25:23, and 25:23.
Results from the first day in Group C (Xi'an, China)

• Serbia – Turkey3:1 (12:25, 25:22, 25:23, 25:23)

• Poland – Netherlands3:1 (25:22, 22:25, 25:22, 25:22)

• Japan – China3:0 (25:23, 25:14, 25:22)

Serbia will face China on Thursday, June 12, at 11:00 AM Bulgarian time.

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