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Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley says fans will be ejected from Melbourne Park if they unfairly target Novak Djokovic at this year's Australian Open after the Serbian star's deportation drama during last year's grand slam.
Djokovic, who was detained last year for entering the country without being vaccinated against Covid, is aiming for a 10th Australian Open singles title in Melbourne and is only able to play after having his three-year visa ban lifted.
Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley says fans will be ejected from Melbourne Park if they unfairly target controversial Serbian star Novak Djokovic at this year's Australian Open
Djokovic, who was detained last year for entering the country without being vaccinated against Covid, is aiming for a 10th Australian Open singles title in Melbourne and is only able to play after having his three-year visa ban lifted
The 21-time Grand Slam winner has said he is concerned that he may get a hostile reception while playing - but Tiley has confirmed that fans who sledge Djokovic unreasonably will be kicked out.
'If they disrupt the enjoyment of anyone else – boom, they are out,' he told the Herald Sun. 'We don't want them on site.
'They can stay away or we will kick them out.'
The 21-time Grand Slam winner has said he is concerned that he may get a hostile reception while playing -
