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The political tussle between Russia-Ukraine turned military invasion has been grabbing many headlines globally. Most of the voices have been requesting the Russian regime to stop the massacre in Ukraine. Russian Tennis player Andrey Rublev has joined the league and pleaded to its regime to stop the war by writing "No War Please" on a TV camera moments after advancing to the finals at the Dubai Championship on Friday.
In their semifinal match, the seventh-seeded Rublev defeated Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5) before writing his message on the camera. At the mixed doubles match, Rublev was one of the gold medalists with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the 2020 Summer Olympics. His act grabbed a lot of attention from netizens, and the Tennis star was applauded by many for his humanitarian act.
Earlier, the 24-year-old Rublev had reportedly explained his stance in an interview. While responding to the importance of a semi-final match, he said, "In these moments, you realise that my match is not important. What's happening is much more terrible."
He expressed his agreement with many by saying that the top priority should be respecting each other and letting peace prevail in the world. "We should take care of our earth and each other. This is the most important thing at the moment," he concluded. However, apart from Rublev, many sportsmen have expressed their stance on an ongoing military tussle between both countries. Recently, Daniil Medvedev from Russia also voiced his despair with the Russian invasion by saying that he wanted peace to prevail. Russian footballer, Fyodor Smolov, posted a black screen to Instagram and captioned it "No to War". Smolov, who has played 45 times for the national side, also posted a broken heart and a Ukrainian flag.
At the same time, Ukrainian tennis player Dayanka Yastremska reportedly informed about her parents' decision to let her and her sister leave the country after spending two nights in an underground shelter. The 21-year-old shared an image of herself and her sister preparing to leave Ukraine. She also wrote that "After spending two nights in the underground parking, my parents decided any cost send my little sister and me out of Ukraine," the 21-year-old wrote. "Mum, Dad, we love you very much, take care of yourself!!! I love you, my country! Ukrainians take care of your lives."
Later on Saturday, Rublev registered a comfortable win in the summit clash against Jiri Vesely. The Russian tennis ace got the better of his Czech opponent 6-3, 6-4 to win the Dubai Championship.