Balkan conflict mars tennis

Police have ejected more than 150 fans after an ugly clash between Serbian and Croatian fans marred the opening day of the Australian Open.

Police have ejected more than 150 fans after an ugly clash between Serbian and Croatian fans marred the opening day of the Australian Open.

With the Croatian contingent at Melbourne Park to watch Mario Ancic in action and the Serbians attending to keep an eye on rising star Jelena Jankovic, tempers boiled over at about midday local time.

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