Novak Djokovic chose to skip his on-court post-match interview after his Sunday third round win over Jiri Lehecka at the Australian Open, later explaining that it was because of comments made by Australian broadcaster Channel 9's Tony Jones.

Novak Djokovic says he will not conduct on-court interviews at the Australian Open until he receives an apology for “disrespect” from an Australian television presenter. Channel 9 newsreader Tony Jones was conducting a sport segment from Melbourne Park in front of Serbian fans on Friday,

A fuming Novak Djokovic says he will refuse any interviews with Australian Open host broadcaster Channel Nine until he receives an apology over comments made by the network’s sports anchor Tony Jones he deemed to be “insulting and offensive”.