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Australian Open 2021: Fans booted from event just before five-day Victorian lockdown
12 Feb, 2021 05:30 PM
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Novak Djokovic serves amidst a newly-emptied arena. Photo / AP
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Bizarre scenes have struck the Australian Open as Novak Djokovic s epic war against American Taylor Fritz was briefly suspended while fans were forced out midway through the fourth set.
It was already a strange sight to see Djokovic struggling on Rod Laver Arena but at 11.30pm fans were booted from the venue as part of Tennis Australia s compliance with the five-day Victorian lockdown which began at 11.59pm (AEDT) on Friday night.
The lockdown announcement triggered a day of chaos at Melbourne Park with anti-lockdown protesters flooding the venue to take a stand against metropolitan Melbourne s third hard lockdown.
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Top seed Novak Djokovic survived a major injury scare as he battled past American Taylor Fritz 7-6(1) 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2 to reach t.