NOVAK DJOKOVIC'S campy blocked TV cameras from filming them during his lucifer against Carlos Alcaraz.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion faced the Spaniard successful the quarter-final of the Australian Open today.
Djokovic's woman Jelena and their 2 kids Stefan, 9, and Tara, 7, were sat successful the players' container cheering him on.
The household country wrong the Rod Laver Arena has a camera installed adjacent to the beforehand enactment to seizure their emotions throughout.
But arsenic TV stations chopped to them earlier the lucifer started, viewers got to spot the lens being covered up.
Djokovic's concern advisor Mark Madden was seen holding a sweatband and putting it implicit the camera.
The determination to artifact it whitethorn person been owed to the children being sat beforehand and centre.
This comes amid Djokovic's feud with Aussie broadcasters Channel 9.
The Serbian icon stormed retired an on-court interview after beating Jiri Lehecka successful the erstwhile circular successful protestation astatine presenter Tony Jones.
Jones was hosting sum past week successful beforehand of a radical of Djokovic fans erstwhile helium turned to them and said that their leader was "overrated" and a "has-been".
He besides said "kick him out" successful notation to the 2022 ungraded that saw Djokovic deported from Australia and banned from the tourney owed to him not taking the Covid vaccine.
Djokovic labelled the remarks "insulting and offensive" and claimed they made a "mockery" of his supporters.
Jones apologised connected unrecorded TV yesterday and insisted the comments were meant arsenic "banter".
Australian Open presenter apologises aft ‘insulting and offensive’ comments caused Novak Djokovic to boycott interview