One man has been arrested and two police officers injured after crowds gathered outside Novak Djokovic’s lawyers’ office in Melbourne to celebrate the world’s number one male tennis player’s win over the Australian federal court turned aggressive on Monday night. Supporters of the tennis star turned aggressive after unconfirmed reports appeared in Victorian media that Australian authorities were allegedly seeking to arrest the Serbian athlete, despite the federal court ordering his immediate release from immigration detention. When a black car with tinted windows drove out of Djokovic’s lawyer’s office with several police officers surrounding the car, chaos ensued as fans of Djokovic crowded the car chanting “Free Novak! Free Novak!” Police struggled to hold back the supporters from the vehicle, some of whom were carrying Serbian flags, with video footage showing a man jumping up and down on top of the vehicle, and police deploying pepper spray to contain the crowd. …
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta