Australian Open Men’s Final 2022: Rafael Nadal v Daniil Medvedev news from the match
Swift security took down a protester and surrounded Australian Open Men’s combatants Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev during a Rod Laver Arena court invasion.
The Australian Open Men’s Final was halted on Sunday night as a protester plunged on to Rod Laver Arena, dropping about 3m and landing just metres from the trophy.
The protester was quickly surrounded by both security guards and Victoria Police and escorted out, with the match interrupted at a critical stage in the second set.
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The person was holding a banner that read: “Abolish refugee detention”.
World No.1 Novak Djokovic shone a light on the human rights issue when he was put in detention at Park Hotel, with Djokovic supporters and those campaigning for the freedom of the refugees combining outside the Melbourne building earlier in January.
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But the court invader was tackled so quickly that not many fans could even tell what it said.
Host broadcaster Channel 9 refused to give the foolish fan any airtime after he threatened the momentum of the match and potentially the safety of competitors Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev.
Security guards crowded both players as soon as the invader landed on the court to ensure they remained safe.
Nadal was down a break point, but serving for the second set when the incident occurred.
But Medvedev broke back and forced it into a tie-breaker.
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