Novak Djokovic

Ukraine's Australian ambassador says Tennis Australia must take action after Srdjan Djokovic was filmed with pro-Russian fans.

Past and present Russian flags, the Russian Eagle flag, Belarusian flags and items of clothing with the Z symbol are prohibited items at Melbourne Park. TA had initially permitted spectators to bring Russian and Belarusian banners to Melbourne Park, as long as they did not cause disruption, but the policy was quickly reversed. It comes after Tennis Australia banned spectators from carrying and displaying Russian and Belarusian banners in Melbourne Park on the second day of the tournament. “Players and their teams have been briefed and reminded of the event policy regarding flags and symbols and to avoid any situation that has the potential to disrupt. [Srdjan Djokovic was filmed with the pro-Russian spectators](https://7news.com.au/sport/tennis/novak-djokovics-father-srdjan-in-russian-flag-controversy-at-australian-open-c-9564791), briefly speaking to the camera in Serbian before walking off. A group of fans, including a man holding a Russian flag with Putin’s face on it, gathered on stairs outside the grand slam complex on Wednesday.

The Ukrainian ambassador has called for the Australian Open to ban the father of tennis champion Novak Djokovic from the men's singles finals.

“All these images of Putin’s face, they are symbols of war crimes,” Myroshnychenko said. The invasion has gone on for almost 12 months and thousands of civilians have been killed during that time, the United Nations says. As the senior Djokovic walks off, another person can be heard in the video saying “long live Russia” in Serbian.

The father of Novak Djokovic should be banned from the men's singles final for showing support for Russia, ...

In the vision Djokovic's father walks off, then another person can be heard saying "long live Russia" in Serbian. It isn't good enough for the State Government to avoid responsibility and buck pass to others. "I was was just so appalled to see that footage this morning. "The fact that the father of the most famous tennis player in the world is supporting Putin, it's not good. "Players and their teams have been briefed and reminded of the event policy regarding flags and symbols and to avoid any situation that has the potential to disrupt," an Australian Open spokesperson said. It doesn't look good [for Novak] either," the ambassador told The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. In the video uploaded to YouTube, The man holding one of the flags is also wearing a t-shirt with a 'Z' emblazoned on it - a symbol that has been used as an intimidation tactic against those who oppose the conflict in Ukraine. Maybe Novak's father Srdjan wasn't thinking, but he is part of the Novak Djokovic team and you have to be switched on every minute of your day and night because of the world that we live in now, and people can take advantage of you. The Victorian opposition has pounced on the issue and called on the state government to act. "Melbourne and Victoria are on the world's stage and our reputation as a major events capital is on the line. "The Australian Open must be a welcoming, safe and inclusive event for all, not an opportunity to express a harmful and offensive agenda or deliberately intimidate others. Ukraine's most senior representative in Australia called on the tournament to ban the world No.4's dad from attending the tournament and also asked for Djokovic himself to detail his thoughts on Russia's invasion.

Srdjan Djokovic was filmed posing with Vladimir Putin supporters outside the Australian Open, after four men were thrown out of the men's quarter finals.

Novak Djokovic is playing some of his best tennis, and with Russian and Belarusian players ruling the roost in Melbourne, nationalist fervour is sweeping ...

[of glorious celebratory unity](/link/follow-20170101-p5cfpr), is mercifully free from the vexations of flag, isn’t it? (This is a tangent, but on the issue of Tennis Australia, I just want to say how much I am looking forward to president Jayne Hrdlicka’s speech after the men’s final on Sunday night. The more authorities have tried to clamp down on the passionate activists, the more they have given them energy and unity. On Wednesday night, kicked out of Melbourne Park, they were joined, as if leaping in from the wings in a Tchaikovsky ballet, Then the Ukraine ambassador made the point, after seeing a Russian flag, that it was hard to see any circumstances in which it could flutter inoffensively. Last year has left a significant residue, but it has spilt around the edges of the Djokovic wall. ‘Long live the Russians!’ ‘No to vaccines!’ ‘Do your research, sheeple!’ The confluence of Russian militarism, Serbian defiance and COVID scepticism is not easy to figure out, but Srdan managed to tie them all together. [become a political rallying-point](/link/follow-20170101-p59pts). This year, the political rallying has gone on longer [than the 70-shotter](/link/follow-20170101-p5cdn7) between Karen Khachanov and Jason Kubler. As a tennis player that is clearly absurd — is there anybody in the world who doesn’t respect his tennis? [has brought out](/link/follow-20170101-p5cfg2) some of [his best tennis](/link/follow-20170101-p5cesv), which is better than that of anyone who has ever played. Of all the reasons tennis fans had to boo Novak Djokovic during the Australian Open, his actions one year ago were the weakest.