Father Novak Djokovic was not punished for the incident with the Russian flag

Director General of the Australian Tennis Federation and Director of the Australian Open Craig Tiley spoke about the development of the scandal around the father of Novak Djokovic, who was filmed with fans with the Russian flag. He stated that Srdjan Djokovic, as promised, was not present at the semi-finals of the tournament and no sanctions were imposed on him.

“This is his decision. We’ll let him decide on his own and eventually he has to make a statement. He did not violate any rules for holding events, ”said Mr. Tayli, his words are quoted Tennis up to date. He noted that Djokovic Sr. did not act deliberately and did not seek to harm anyone.

The head of the Australian Tennis Federation has denied reports that Srdjan Djokovic uttered any pro-Russian slogans at the tournament. He added that his family was upset by what had happened.

Srdjan Djokovic, in turn, said that he came to the tournament only to support his son, and explained the situation as follows: “I had no intention of provoking such (bright.— “b”) headers. I was outside with Novak’s fans, as after all my son’s matches, to celebrate his victories and take pictures with them.”

In a video leaked the day before, Srdjan Djokovic poses with a man in football wearing the letter “Z” holding a Russian flag with the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia Vasily Miroshnichenko after that urged ban Novak Djokovic’s father from attending the Australian Open.

Daria Erozbek