The crowd at Rod Laver Arena is set to play a leading role in tonight's Australian Open men's final. 9WWOS Tennis AustralianOpen Djokovic Tsitsipas
Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece celebrates after winning a point during the fourth round singles match against Jannik Sinner of Italy.
After labelling the Melbourne major his 'home' grand slam and declaring he would "build a school in Victoria" if he wins the title, Tsitsipas is sure to be a crowd pleaser.Watch the Australian Open live and free on the Nine Network: Channel 9, 9Gem and "You've got to watch out for a Novak that gets a little bit angry like that with the crowd because you can make him play better. So we'll see how all of that plays out.Adding to the tension, Djokovic's father, Srdjan, was last weekIn footage posted to YouTube, Srdjan was greeted by a group of pro-Russia protesters before posing for photos next to Russian flags and with a man wearing a shirt featuring the infamous "Z" symbol.
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