A man will be charged by police after invading the court at an Australian Open semi-final.
The finish of the match between Scot Andy Murray and Croatian Marin Cilic on Thursday night was marred by the court intruder, wearing a Croatian shirt.
The man, who approached Cilic as they were preparing to shake the chair umpire's hand, was eventually intercepted and taken away by security.
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"The fan got excited and he wanted to shake my hand, so I shook his hand," said Cilic, swept aside by Murray in a four-set semi-final win.
"He was happy afterwards."
Cilic played down the post-match incident with the court invader, saying he was friendly and not threatening in any way.
But Australian Open security is again likely to come under scrutiny in the aftermath of the embarrassing incident.
The intruder was able to remain free on centre court for almost a minute and walk right up to Cilic before security became aware of his presence and escorted him off Rod Laver Arena.
A Victoria Police spokesman later said a 22-year-old man from Albanvale, in Melbourne's west, will be charged on summons with disrupting proceedings and unauthorised entry to an arena.
