Djokovic’s father will miss his son’s match at the Australian Open due to the incident with the Russian flag
Srdjan Djokovic, father of Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, commented on the incident with the Russian flag at the Australian Open 2023. His words are reported by The Age.
“I am only here to support my son. It was not my intention to provoke such headlines or a split. I was outside with Novak’s fans, as I did after all my son’s matches, to celebrate his victories and take pictures with the fans. I did not intend to get involved in this, ”said Djokovic Sr. He added that he would miss his son’s semi-final match so as not to interfere with him.
On January 25, Djokovic defeated Russian Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. After the match, his father was photographed with Russian and Serbian fans, who displayed the tricolor. For this, the Australian Tennis Federation issued a warning to the tennis player’s family and urged them to refuse to promote political views at the tournament.
Earlier, the Australian Tennis Federation banned fans from bringing Russian and Belarusian flags to the stands of Australian Open matches. The reason was the complaints of Ukrainian viewers.
Source: Lenta
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