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Djokovic says images of father with Russian flags ‘misinterpreted’ | Tennis News – Times of India

MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic on Friday said that images showing his father with fans holding Russian flags had been misinterpreted and he hopes he can attend the Australian Open final.A video posted to a pro-Russian YouTube account on Thursday showed Djokovic's father Srdjan posing with a man holding a Russian flag with Vladimir Putin's face on it.It sparked a backlash from Ukraine and calls for him to be banned from the opening Grand Slam of the year.Djokovic's father issued a statement earlier Friday saying he "wishes only for peace" and had "no intention of causing such headlines or disruption".He did not attend his son's semi-final victory at Melbourne Park."I saw as everyone else saw what happened and it was unfortunate the misinterpretation of what happened has escalated to such a hi...