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Aryna Sabalenka wins Australian Open. Eat your heart out, Vasyl Myroshnychenko.

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Ban Novak Djokovic’s father from men’s finals, Ukraine ambassador says
by CARLA JAEGER, The Melbourne Age, 27 January 2023

The Ukrainian ambassador has called for the Australian Open to ban the father of tennis champion Novak Djokovic from the men’s singles finals.

Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Ukraine’s most senior representative in Australia, has also called on the 21-time Grand Slam winner to explain his stance on Russia’s invasion given his father’s actions.

“The fact that the father of the most famous tennis player in the world is supporting Putin, it’s not good. It doesn’t look good him either,” the ambassador told this masthead. “He has to address this question.”

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https://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/ban-novak-djokovic-s-father-from-men-s-finals-ukraine-ambassador-says-20230127-p5cftv.html

https://nz.news.yahoo.com/news/tennis-australia-issues-warning-after-novak-djokovics-father-poses-with-pro-putin-demonstrators-194755746.html

Ukraine star's fear of "aggressive Novak fans."

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Ukrainian youngster Marta Kostyuk says seeing images of Novak Djokovic's father posing with pro-war Russian fans "hurts a lot", as she urged Wimbledon to keep its ban on Russian and Belarusian players for another year.

Kostyuk has been outspoken about the Russia war, even declining the traditional post-match handshake when facing Russian or Belarusian players, and did not hesitate when asked about the video of Srdjan Djokovic that went viral earlier this week.

Novak Djokovic defended his father after reaching the final on Friday night, saying he'd been "misused". His father opted not to attend Friday's semi final and it remains unclear whether he will be in the box for Sunday's final against Stefanos Tsitsipas.

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https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/australian-open-2023-marta-kostyuk-hurt-by-novak-djokovic-father-russia-pro-putin-fans-video/304d1958-ec5e-44da-b1e8-ad5b7903d5a6

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