Novak Djokovic launched a fierce defence of his father, saying 'misinterpretation' has escalated the situation.
Novak Djokovic says his father had no intention to support war when he posed with pro-Russia fans.The World No.5 says he is sorry the incident escalated to this point.
The group, including a man holding a Russian flag with president Putin's face on it, had gathered on stairs outside the grand slam complex after Djokovic's quarter-final win over Andrey Rublev.Novak Djokovic's father won't attend semi-final match after breaking silence on controversial video "Tennis Australia needs to take a principled position. Cricket Australia took a principled position on not playing the Afghan team on princples," said the co-chair of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations, Stefan Romaniw.
"It was unfortunate that the misinterpretation of what happened has escalated to such a high level," Djokovic said, following Friday's 7-5 6-1 6-2 victory over Paul.Tennis Australia reminds players of policy after Novak Djokovic's father filmed with pro-Russian supporters The Serbian ace stressed his father had been fulfilling his post-match routine of thanking Djokovic fans for their support.
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