India, Jan. 28 -- Novak Djokovic is all set to get Rafael Nadal-like honour at Melbourne Park as Australian Open boss Craig Tiley has given the green light to immortalising the Serb in statue form. The decision comes amid Djokovic's rocky relationship with Aussie fans, who booed him out of the Rod Laver Arena after he retired from his semifinal match at the Australian Open last Friday.

Tiley revealed that the call to have a statue of Djokovic is part of a brand new 'tennis legends' attraction, with several stars like Serena Williams and Roger Federer also set to be honoured in the coming years.

"I'd like to have a whole precinct full of statues of the great tennis players," Tiley told Code Sports. "Every year we put up a new statue of a...