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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