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Tournament director Craig Tiley has given Novak Djokovic's father the green light to attend the Australian Open final.
Srdjan Djokovic watched his son's semi-final win over Tommy Paul off site to avoid becoming a disruption following the emergence of a video of him with Vladimir Putin fans last Wednesday night.
Will he or won't he be back courtside as Djokovic bids to claim a 10th Open crown with victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas has been a huge talking point in the lead-up to Sunday's night's title match.
But Tiley has revealed Djokovic's father is free to take his place at Rod Laver Arena after accepting the Serb had inadvertently been swept up in the flags drama.
'It's his decision. We're going to let it be his decision and ultimately he's got to make the call,' Tiley said on Sunday.
Djokovic's father Srdjan (pictured together) has been given the green light to watch his son play Stefanos Tsitsipas as he tries to win a record-equalling 22nd grand slam
Srdjan (circled) was seen at the Australian Open with a fan holding a Russian flag sporting Putin's face and donning a T-shirt featuring the Z symbol of the Russian armed forces
'He didn't breach any event policy. That's really important because what's been written about what he (allegedly) said hasn't been correct and I think people are back-tracking from that.
'That's unfortunate that massive
