Novak Djokovic's father to watch Australian Open semi-final from home
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The images of Srdjan also featured a man wearing a T-shirt printed with the pro-war Z symbol following Djokovic's quarter-final victory. Srdjan said: "I was outside with Novak's fans as I have done after all of my son's matches to celebrate his wins and take pictures with them. I had no intention of being caught up in this."So there is no disruption to [the] semi-final for my son or for the other player, I have chosen to watch from home.Tennis Australia has responded to the controversy and said it "stands with the call for peace and an end to war and violent conflict in Ukraine".
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