Novak Djokovic involved in crowd incident at Hopman Cup

Novak Djokovic suffered an injury scare ahead of his Australian Open defence when a railing fell on his leg while signing autographs for supporters.

Djokovic, 25, limped away from court after his 6-3 6-4 Hopman Cup  singles victory for Serbia over Italy's representative Andreas Seppi.

He recovered to partner Ana Ivanovic in a doubles win that saw his nation triumph 2-1 in the warm-up event.

Play begins at the Australian Open in Melbourne on 14 January.

The incident, in which a crowd barrier collapsed on to the world number one and knocked over a number of fans,  capped a hectic few days in which he arrived in Perth less than 24 hours before he stepped on to court against Seppi.

Djokovic said he had suffered no damage as a result of the incident which would have heartened organisers of the upcoming first Grand Slam of the season after last year's beaten finalist Rafael Nadal announced he would not be taking part

"It was a bit of a shock and I'm glad that the children involved are OK. I am fine," said Djokovic.

- BBC.co.uk