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Srdjan Djokovic (left, 2nd row) was successful the stands during Novak Djokovic's fourth-round triumph implicit Alex De Minaur| Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 16-29 January |
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Novak Djokovic's begetter Srdjan has been filmed posing for pictures with supporters of Russia president Vladimir Putin astatine the Australian Open.
Srdjan Djokovic was pictured with a antheral who was holding a Russian emblem carrying Putin's face, and wearing a T-shirt printed with the pro-war Z symbol.
Russian and Belarusian flags and symbols person been banned astatine Melbourne Park since a Russian emblem was displayed during a lucifer betwixt Ukraine's Kateryna Baindl and Russia's Kamilla Rakhimova connected the opening day.
There was a amusement of enactment for the Putin aft Djokovic's quarter-final triumph implicit Russian Andrey Rublev connected Wednesday evening.
A Russian emblem bearing Putin's representation was displayed extracurricular the Rod Laver Arena by a radical of fans wearing Serb colours. Chanting enactment for Russia, immoderate had Serbia's emblem wrapped astir their shoulders.
In a statement, Tennis Australia said: "A tiny radical of radical displayed inappropriate flags and symbols and threatened information guards pursuing a lucifer connected Wednesday nighttime and were evicted.
"One patron is present assisting constabulary with unrelated matters.
"Players and their teams person been briefed and reminded of the lawsuit argumentation regarding flags and symbols and to debar immoderate concern that has the imaginable to disrupt. We proceed to enactment intimately with lawsuit information and instrumentality enforcement agencies."
In 2022, Russian and Belarusian were players were banned from competing astatine Wimbledon due to the fact that of the penetration of Ukraine.
Thursday's women's semi-finals diagnostic 2 Belarusian players successful Victoria Azarenka and Aryna Sabalenka who could yet conscionable successful the final.
On Friday, Russia's Karen Khachanov plays successful the men's semi-finals, though each 3 are compelled to vie nether a neutral flag.
Djokovic's representatives person been approached for comment.
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