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Australian Open 2023: Srdjan, Djokovic’s father, poses in Australia with Vladimir Putin’s supporters

Ehe Australian Open 2023 is one of the most political tournaments in history due to the war in Ukraine. The Russian and Belarusian tennis players do not have their respective flags and fans were banned from bringing them to Melbourne Park after an incident in a first round match between Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova and Ukraine’s Kateryna Baindl.

Srdjan Djokovicwho has returned to Australia for the first time since 2007, has appeared in some images, inside the tournament facilities, along with some supporters of Vladimir Putin, who wear a flag with a photograph of the Russian president.

The fans, who were Serbs, attended the quarterfinal match between Andrey Rublev and Djokovic on Wednesday. At its conclusion, they gathered on the entrance stairs of the Rod Laver Arena and displayed a flag with Putin’s face to vindicate his figure..

expelled from the compound

Tennis Australia, organizer of the contest, released a statement in which it clarifies that “a small group of people displayed inappropriate flags and symbols and threatened security guards after a match and were evicted“.

wake up call

Similarly, the management of the Open points out that the professionals and their entourage have been reminded that “the players and their teams know about the event’s policy regarding flags and symbols to avoid any situation that could disturb the good atmosphere.” We continue to work closely with security agencies.”

One of the first tennis players to react to the instant It has been the Ukrainian Marta Kostuykwhich has been expressed through emoticons.

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