Djokovic's father will miss his son's match at the Australian Open due to the incident with the Russian flag

“I'm only here to support Novak.

I had no intention of provoking anyone.

I was on the street with my son's fans, as I did after all his games, to celebrate victories, ”The Age quotes Djokovic Sr.

According to him, he will watch the upcoming meeting on TV.

“My family has survived the horror of war, and we only want peace.

In order not to interfere with either my son or another tennis player today, I decided to watch the match on TV, ”he said.

The game between Djokovic Jr. and Paul will take place today, January 27th.

Recall that after the match of the 1/4 finals of the Australian Open 2023 between Novak and Russian Andrei Rublev, Srjan posed with the audience, who brought the flags of Russia and the DPR to the tournament.

Earlier, Ukraine called for a ban on Djokovic's father from appearing at Australian Open matches.