It's Love-All, Not War for Rival Supporters

The HeraldJanuary 25, 2006

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HAS there ever been an occasion in the history of tennis when police were called to keep apart rival fans? Well, no, not until yesterday that is.

However, only in Australia could the love of a good pint of beer defuse, rather than inflame, the situation and turn the whole evening into a party. That is exactly what happened at Melbourne Park where the Australian Open is being staged. The surreal scene unfolded after the local constabulary had to be called to the ground to separate the Greeks supporting Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis and the Croats, who had turned up to shout on Ivan Ljubicic.

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It's Love-All, Not War for Rival Supporters

The rival groups came faceto-face a few hours before their favourites met on the Rod Laver Arena in the Aus...

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