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British number four, but only ranked 82nd in the world. it was the first time hed faced the greek who hadnt played since wimbledon and it showed as he went down in straight sets in two hours. dan evans also had a big win against andre rublev. the british number two beat the russian whos ranked eighth in the world in straight sets in an hour and a half. and wimbledon semi—finalist cam norrie made it through to the last 16 comfortably. the british number one beat dutchman botic van de zandschulp...

Stefanos tsitsipas. the 20—year—old is the british numberfour, but hes only ranked 82nd in the world. this was the first time hed faced the greek, who hadnt played since wimbledon and it showed, as he went down in straight sets in two hours. dan evans also knocked out one of the top seeds, andre rublev. he beat the russian whos ranked eighth in the world in straight sets in an hour and a half. and less of a surprise, perhaps, and still showing the good form that saw him make the semi—final...

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Would be the limit of problems from whereby. nbc news correspondent blayne alexander has more on athletes speaking out. >> reporter: at the dubai tennis championship this russian comare a star wrote no war. >> he might just have a message, andre rublev. >> reporter: and in basketball the nbas two ukranian players condemned the war. in a joint statement they called it a great tragedy writing dear fellow ukranians hold on. our strength is in unity. we are with you, and washington mystics guards ar...

Because i would like we also think about our children as well and i think i want the future for the children as well and for the people and for me personally as well. i think its not about sport or tennis right now. as andre rublev said earlier in the tournament in dubai which he won, its true, we dont have to be at war. im not going to be selfish and talking about sport and my career which is very important to me, but i think right now its more about our future and our life really. its more tha...

Player andre rublev. after his match on friday, he had this message to everyone writing on the camera lens, no war please. the world number seven mens tennis player says it is important to have peace in the world. >> my match is not important so it is not about my match. because what is happening is much more terrible. >> his fellow countryman daniel medvedev said he is all for peace, and that is the most important thing right now. and the world of international football is also coming out aga...

Ive heard that quite a bit. but theres also the madman theory, which is another kind of psychology approach. you can pretend youre mad so your opponents say, oh, my goodness, what is he going to do, we have no idea, therefore wed better be careful. so with vladimir putin, i think we have to look at many different possibilities for what hes doing. but to me, that was really quite a striking piece of video. >> this is, jill, andre rublev, russian tennis player, writing, no war, please, on a camera...

Manchester city showing their support for ukraine, and for cities alexander lukashenko. the defender moved to tears. emotions running high, too, for his compatriot. both players sharing a powerful, poignant embrace. cash sending a stay strong message to polish international teammate defender thomas kensura who said he is currently in the ukrainian capital. cash booked, though, after scoring. while poland and sweden national teams now say they wont face russia in playoff matches next month, ahead...

Medvedev from russia, something requested by the uk sports minister, joining us now with more insight is cnn contributor, patrick mcenroe, also an espn commentator, and the host of "the holding port" podcast. how real is this that he needs to give this assurance, and how, i guess, significant or unprecedented is this, patrick? >> well, brianna, i think this is unprecedented and i do not think its going to happen. i dont think it should happen that the russian tennis players, whether its daniil m...

One, rublev number 7 have come out and said theyre in favor of peace and no war. interestingly they havent specifically mentioned ukraine because, well, im going to come up with my guess as to why. their families are still in russia. they participate in normal life in russia, in fact, rublevs parents are coaches that work within the system there. im told by sources very close to the players they dont want to make any public comments about this other than what theyve already stated, which is that...