\nJames Bray reaction on Instagram<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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As he was led away by a group of police officers, Bray continued to film outside the venue. Despite his clear annoyance, he described the experience as ‘quite fun’.<\/p>\n
“This is hilarious, I’ve got the police force here taking me out,” he added. “I feel like this guy (an Australian Open security guard) doesn’t want to do it, and that’s fine.<\/p>\n
“The police force is taking me out of the Australian Open. I’m a big fan, no dramas. But the cops are here. It’s quite fun, quite fun.”<\/p>\n
Once he had been escorted off the tournament grounds, Bray commented: “Bit of a weird feeling, paid $700 for a ticket to the ‘Demon’ (de Minaur). I feel like everything was going well.<\/p>\n
“I was cheering him, not disrespectful, I wasn’t cheering in between double faults or in between serves or nothing like that.<\/p>\n
“I was just cheering on him like I would generally cheer on any Australian on any court. For some reason security came up to me and said: ‘Sorry mate, you’ve been warned, you need to leave’.<\/p>\n
“It was a bit of a weird one. I feel like I wasn’t doing anything bad. Everyone around me was cheering. I wasn’t being disrespectful, Tiafoe was playing well, Demon was playing well. Dunno, got kicked out. Security literally f***ing strong-armed me.”<\/p>\n
A Tennis Australia spokesperson confirmed that Bray received multiple verbal warnings before being escorted out.<\/p>\n
“Security received a number of complaints from fans in Rod Laver Arena last night relating to the disruptive behaviour of an individual in the crowd,” they said.<\/p>\n
“Despite multiple warnings from staff, he refused to modify his behaviour and continued to disrupt those around him. Police were called to assist security speaking with the patron who disregarded advice to minimise his disruptive behaviour.”<\/p>\n
Victoria Police also weighed in, with a spokesperson explaining: “Overall, 21 people were evicted from the tennis precinct by police for a range of alcohol and or behavioural related incidents. There were no major incidents of note.<\/p>\n
“So far, police have been extremely pleased with the crowd behaviour at this year’s Australian Open and look forward to fans and spectators enjoying another exciting week.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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