“Our initial policy was that fans could bring them in but could not use them to cause disruption. Yesterday we had an incident where a flag was placed courtside,” Tennis Australia said. Read more below.
Tennis Australia has banned the flags of Russia and Belarus from the Australian Open after fans flew the Russian flag courtside at multiple matches on day one, prompting a diplomatic incident.
“Our initial policy was that fans could bring them in but could not use them to cause disruption. Yesterday we had an incident where a flag was placed courtside,” Tennis Australia said. “We will continue to work with the players and our fans to ensure the best possible environment to enjoy the tennis.”
Ukrainian-Australian tennis fan Maria Tumarkin attended the Russia-Ukraine match on Monday and called security to the court, claiming the Russian fans were heckling and “taunting” the Ukrainian player, Baindl.on Tuesday. “It’s a small court, the guys were extremely close to the players, so there was an element of what I felt was intimidation.
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