Novak Djokovic’s father, Sean Djokovic, was filmed exterior Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday night time with a Russian flag that had Vladimir Putin’s face on it.
The occasion occurred after Djokovic defeated No. 5 seed Rublev 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 within the quarterfinals to increase his profitable streak at Melbourne Park to 26 matches, the longest run by a person there. tied with Andre Agassi for the. In the Open Era, which dates again to 1968.
A video posted to YouTube confirmed Srdan holding a Russian flag with Putin’s face on it alongside the flag and sporting a T-shirt bearing the notorious Z image, which has been used worldwide to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Symbol of help.
As he leaves, Sardan may be heard saying “Jivejli Rusini”, an obvious present of help for the Russian trigger. “Zivejli” is a Serbo-Croat phrase that means “cheer” whereas “Russian” refers to Russian residents, and the phrase has been translated by the channel as “long live the Russians”.
“A small group of people displayed inappropriate flags and symbols after a match on Wednesday night and threatened security guards and were ejected. … Players and their teams were briefed on the incident policy regarding flags and symbols has been reminded and to avoid any conditions that have the potential to disrupt,” Tennis Australian mentioned in an announcement.
Tricolor, Putin and Z image. Racist symbols are again within the stands and close to the grounds of the Australian Open 😡😡😡
However, he was banned after the primary incident.#russiaisatoriststate pic.twitter.com/yKE1AwjgrS
— Tribuna.com Ukraine (@tribunaua) January 25, 2023
“We continue to work closely with incident security and law enforcement agencies.”
Police and Tennis Australia mentioned on Thursday that 4 folks had been thrown out of the Australian Open after exhibiting Russian flags – which have been banned from Melbourne Park – and threatening safety guards.
👀 And identical to that… we consider that is the primary look of the Z image of Russia’s struggle on Ukraine at a global tennis match.
🤔 Looks like he was hiding it beneath a white T-shirt? pic.twitter.com/iG6Z0wtdkq
– Ukrainian Tennis • BTU (@ukrtennis_eng) January 25, 2023
Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia and New Zealand, Vasyl Myroshnichenko, right this moment expressed disgust at his behaviour.
This is full package deal. Among Serbian flags, there’s a Russian flag, Putin, Z-symbol, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic flag. This is such a shame…@TennisAustralia @Australian Open https://t.co/wZoZontcEj
— Vasyl Myroshnichenko (@AmbVasyl) January 25, 2023
“It’s a whole package deal. Serbian flags have a Russian flag, Putin, the Z-symbol, so name
d Donetsk People’s Republic flag. This could be very shameful,” he wrote on Twitter.
On 17 January, the second day of the Australian Open, the flags of Russia and Belarus have been banned from Melbourne Park after being introduced into the stands by spectators the day earlier than.
Flags can normally be displayed throughout matches at Melbourne Park. But Tennis Australia reversed that coverage for each nations concerned within the invasion of Ukraine that started practically a yr in the past, saying the flags have been inflicting disruption.
Athletes from Russia and Belarus have been barred from competing in numerous sporting occasions final yr, together with the boys’s World Cup in soccer and Wimbledon, the Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup in tennis due to the struggle in Ukraine. In February Russia invaded with the assistance of Belarus.
Russian and Belarusian gamers have been allowed to play within the Australian Open, French Open and US Open, however as “neutral” athletes. While Wimbledon banned Russian and Belarusian gamers fully.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
