Controversial video forces Djokovic's father to follow his son from home
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic.
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The father of the Serbian tennis star, Novak Srdjan Djokovic, refused to attend his son's match in the Australian Open tennis semi-finals yesterday in Melbourne, not to arouse tension, after the controversy of his appearance next to fans carrying a Russian flag with the image of President Vladimir Putin.
And he wrote in a statement: “I am here only to support my son,” in response to the controversy taking place in the last hours.
And the father of the former world number one continued: “I had no intention of making headlines or causing any confusion.
In order not to cause any confusion during the semi-finals for my son or his opponent, I preferred to watch the match from home.
A video clip posted on a pro-Russian Australian account on YouTube showed Srdjan Djokovic outside the stadium with a man carrying a Russian flag with a picture of President Vladimir Putin in the center.
He commented on the video: "Novak Djokovic's father makes bold political statements."
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