Police were forced to use pepper spray to subdue three spectators and five were ejected from the grounds at the Australian Open on Tuesday. A match between last year's finalist, Fernando Gonzalez of Chile, and Greece's Konstantinos Economidis was stopped for five minutes while police ejected the spectators, tournament officials and police said.Police said those ejected will be forced to stay away from Melbourne Park for 24 hours, and if they are previous offenders, they will have to stay away longer.
Last year, Serbian and Croatian fans clashed at the tournament, some using sticks and flag poles. Police and private security guards ejected about 150 spectators on the first day of the tournament.
Gonzalez, who won in straight sets, said the spirited behavior Tuesday by Chilean and Greek fans reminded him of a Davis Cup match.
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