Novak Djokovic's father Srdjan filmed at Australian Open posing for pictures with Vladimir Putin supporters
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Srdjan Djokovic was pictured with a man who was holding a Russian flag carrying Putin's face, and wearing a T-shirt printed with the pro-war Z symbol. There was a show of support for Putin after Djokovic's quarter-final win over Russian Andrey Rublev on Wednesday evening. In a statement, Tennis Australia said: "A small group of people displayed inappropriate flags and symbols and threatened security guards following a match on Wednesday night and were evicted."Players and their teams have been briefed and reminded of the event policy regarding flags and symbols and to avoid any situation that has the potential to disrupt. We continue to work closely with event security and law enforcement agencies."because of the invasion of Ukraine.
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