Australian Open 🇦🇺 security tried to confiscate the Serbian flag 🇷🇸 from Novak Djokovic's fans, confusing it with the Russian 🇷🇺 which is banned at this tournament. They had to open a special booklet to identify the flag.
VIDEO: Controversy as Australian Open security attempts to confiscate Serbian flag, confusing it with Russian flag
Tennis NewsTuesday, 24 January 2023 at 11:39
Before Novak Djokovic and Alex de Minaur played yesterday at the Australian Open, there was controversy as Serbian fans saw their flags confused with Russian ones that are banned from this tournament.
The security opened a booklet illustrated with the flags in question and compared it to that of the Russia one with Slovenia, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Croatia, and Paraguay even seen as resembling the Russian flag.
Asked if they hated Croatians, the Serbians continued to plead their case and after a few minutes, another member of security let them through.
Watch the video below.
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