A tennis fan who went viral for his support of Emma Raducanu was kicked out of the Australian Open for being 'too rowdy'. James Bray made the headlines earlier this week after being singled out by Raducanu in her post-match interview after beating Mananchaya Sawangkaew. Bray dubbed her 'Raddo' throughout her straight-sets victory while wearing a distinctive tank top emblazoned with 'Australia'.

Raducanu acknowledged him during her on-court interview, saying: 'Thank you to the support, I think it was incredible on both sides, and a particular shout-out to 'Raddo' apparently is my new nickname. You're invited for every match, just let me know, let my agent know, and you're here." Raducanu later issued a public call to track down her newest supporter.

In spite of his newly-found fame, things took a turn for the worse during Friday's action at the Rod Laver Arena. Bray was cheering on Alex de Minaur in his match against Frances Tiafoe but his support was deemed 'too rowdy' and he was asked to leave.

Bray documented the ordeal on his Instagram story, posting a video of police issuing him a directive to leave for 24 hours along with a $700 (£354.88) fine, though he escaped a longer ban.

He told his followers: "So we've got the police here, unfortunately I'm being kicked out of the Australian Open because I've been too rowdy."

A police officer then notified Bray that he wouldn't be allowed to return to Melbourne Park for the next 24 hours.

"Kicked out of the Australian Open because I am a fan, thank you very much," he sarcastically replied. "I appreciate being kicked out of the Australian Open for being an Australian Open fan, being a tennis fan."

Bray continued to film outside the venue as he was being escorted away by a gaggle of police officers. Despite his obvious frustration, he described the ordeal as 'quite fun'.

"This is hilarious, I've got the police force here taking me out," he added. "I feel like this guy [an Australian Open security guard] doesn't want to do it, and that's fine.

"The police force is taking me out of the Australian Open. I'm a big fan, no dramas. But the cops are here. It's quite fun, quite fun."

Once he had left the tournament grounds, Bray said: "Bit of a weird feeling, paid $700 for a ticket to the 'Demon' [de Minaur]. I feel like everything was going well.

"I was cheering him, not disrespectful, I wasn't cheering in between double faults or in between serves or nothing like that.

"I was just cheering on him like I would generally cheer on any Australian on any court. For some reason security came up to me and said: 'Sorry mate, you've been warned, you need to leave'.

"It was a bit of a weird one. I feel like I wasn't doing anything bad. Everyone around me was cheering. I wasn't being disrespectful, Tiafoe was playing well, Demon was playing well. Dunno, got kicked out. Security literally f***ing strong-armed me."

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Tennis Australia said that Bray was given several verbal warning before he was finally asked to leave.

"Security received a number of complaints from fans in Rod Laver Arena last night relating to the disruptive behaviour of an individual in the crowd," they said.

"Despite multiple warnings from staff, he refused to modify his behaviour and continued to disrupt those around him. Police were called to assist security speaking with the patron who disregarded advice to minimise his disruptive behaviour."

A spokesperson for Victoria Police added: "Overall, 21 people were evicted from the tennis precinct by police for a range of alcohol and or behavioural related incidents. There were no major incidents of note.

"So far, police have been extremely pleased with the crowd behaviour at this year's Australian Open and look forward to fans and spectators enjoying another exciting week."