Novak Djokovic’s father is free to attend Sunday’s Australian Open remaining, with match boss Craig Tiley saying it was “his decision”.
Mr Tiley stated no resolution had been made by match organisers on whether or not Srdjan Djokovic can be sanctioned after he was seen with pro-Russian demonstrators exterior Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday night time.
The Serbian tennis star’s father posed for a photograph with a person who wore symbols that supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and was additionally holding a Russian flag that includes Vladimir Putin’s face.
Srdjan didn’t attend his son’s semi-final and Mr Tiley stated he was free to attend Sunday’s remaining if he wished.
“It’s his decision. We’re going to let it be his decision and ultimately he’s got to make the call,” Tiley stated.
“He didn’t breach any event policy. That’s really important because what’s been written about what he (allegedly) said hasn’t been correct and I think people are back-tracking from that.”
The incident sparked outrage from Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko, who known as for Tennis Australia to reply strongly to sentence the struggle.
Earlier on Sunday morning, Mr Tiley stated Mr Djokovic had not breached the occasion coverage when he engaged with the demonstrators.
“There are individuals that come on site with a purposeful intent to disrupt the enjoyment of other fans,” Mr Tiley instructed Nine.
“Those individuals will be removed. Certainly Novak’s dad was not in that position of doing that.
“It was one of those situations where he was around people that were enjoying it and one or two individuals in that crowd that shouldn’t have been here on site.”
When requested if was a “good look” for Djokovic Snr to attend the ultimate, Mr Tiley stated it was nonetheless “too early to tell”.
“We will have discussions with the family. They’re more focused on getting ready for tonight,” he stated.
“We’ve spoken to the family. They’ve been brilliant in the whole situation.
“They feel devastated by the fact it has been reviewed this way and I know very much so his dad and the family, they want peace, they don’t want war, they’ve made that clear.
“They feel really bad they got into this unfortunate situation.”
Djokovic, the world primary, will likely be closely favoured as he takes on Greek 24-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas within the males’s singles remaining, which is able to start on Rod Laver Arena at 7.30pm.
If Djokovic wins, he’ll equal Rafael Nadal’s all-time file of twenty-two Grand Slam titles, after he claimed his first slam victory at Melbourne Park as a 20-year-old in 2008.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
