Tennis player Andrey Rublev wrote 바카라No War Please바카라 on a TV camera moments after advancing to the final at the Dubai Championships on Friday, a sentiment echoed a few hours later by NHL star and fellow Russian Alex Ovechkin in the U.S. (More Tennis News)
The seventh-ranked Rublev had just beaten Poland바카라s Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5) in their semifinal when he wrote his message on the camera, a common practice after matches.
Russian troops bore down on Ukraine바카라s capital Friday in an invasion that has fueled fears of wider war in Europe and triggered worldwide efforts to make Russia stop. Rublev wasn바카라t asked about the message during his on-court interview immediately following the match.
Ovechkin, one of the most prominent Russian athletes in the U.S., made a plea for peace while talking with reporters after practice in Philadelphia. The Moscow native said he has family and 바카라lots of friends in Russia and Ukraine바카라 and hopes the attack will end soon.
바카라Please, no more war,바카라 Ovechkin said Friday. 바카라It doesn바카라t matter who is in the war, Russia, Ukraine, different countries. I think we live in a world that we have to live in peace.바카라
Ovechkin has been a vocal supporter of Russia President Vladimir Putin. In 2017, Ovechkin launched the 바카라Putin team바카라 he said was not related to the election the following year but rather a show of support for his country. Asked Friday about his relationship with Putin, the NHL star said: 바카라He바카라s my president, but I바카라m not in politics. I바카라m an athlete.바카라he
Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev spoke Thursday at the Mexico Open about waking up to news that his country had invaded Ukraine.
바카라Watching the news from home, waking up here in Mexico, was not easy,바카라 said Medvedev, who will become the No. 1 men바카라s player when rankings are announced next week.
바카라By being a tennis player, I want to promote peace all over the world,바카라 Medvedev continued. 바카라We play in so many different countries. It바카라s just not easy to hear all this news. I바카라m all for peace.바카라
Rublev will face Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely for the first time in the Dubai final on Saturday.
Vesely, who knocked out Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals, followed with another top-20 win when he outlasted Denis Shapovalov 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) in more than three hours.
바카라I바카라m having a dream run here,바카라 Vesely said.
