Tennis Australia has responded after shocking video footage captured Novak Djokovic’s dad standing with pro-Russian demonstrators who protested at Rod Laver Arena.
Djokovic dominated the quarter final against Russia’s Andrey Rublev in straight sets to storm into his 10th Aussie semi-final on Wednesday night.
A video has since emerged on YouTube, showing the Serbian tennis star's father Srdan, posing with the group of pro-Russian spectators. Stream more sports news live & on demand with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 >
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