DUBAI: Andrey Rublev’s ‘no war please’ plea, which he put down in writing on a television camera at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis championships, summed up his stand on the situation in Ukraine.
On the court, the 24-year-old’s tennis was decisive, he picked apart the challenge of Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely for a 6-3, 6-4 win that gave Rublev a second singles title in as many weeks.
