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Ban Djokovic’s father, Ukraine tells Australian Open

by Sodiq Lawal Chocomilo
January 27, 2023
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Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts after losing to Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta their Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games men's singles tennis match for the bronze medal at the Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on July 31, 2021. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP)

Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts after losing to Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta their Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games men's singles tennis match for the bronze medal at the Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on July 31, 2021. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP)

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Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia on Friday implored tennis officials to ban Novak Djokovic’s father from the Australian Open after he was filmed posing with fans brandishing Russian flags.

“He should be stripped of his accreditation. It’s up to Novak and his team to address this and fix it,” ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko told AFP.
Myroshnychenko also called on Djokovic, who is preparing to face Tommy Paul in the semi-finals of the tournament, to personally apologise and to clarify his stance on the Russian invasion.
“It’s important for Novak to address this situation,” he said.“He should apologise for what has happened, and condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine.”

A video posted to a pro-Russian Australian YouTube account on Thursday showed Djokovic’s father Srdjan posing with a man holding a Russian flag with Vladimir Putin’s face on it.

The video was captioned: “Novak Djokovic’s father makes bold political statement.”

Serbian tennis reporters confirmed it was Djokovic’s father and the Melbourne Age newspaper reported he said in Serbian: “Long live Russia.”

Another man was photographed by AFP inside the stadium during Djokovic’s match with a T-shirt bearing the pro-war “Z” symbol.

Tournament organiser Tennis Australia said Thursday it would continue to work with security to enforce entry rules, without directly addressing the incident with Djokovic’s father.

AFP

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